{"id":8875,"date":"2023-04-14T19:52:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T23:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=8875"},"modified":"2023-04-14T22:24:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T02:24:14","slug":"signs-of-summer-barrier-islands-traffic-lights-back-on-as-of-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2023\/04\/signs-of-summer-barrier-islands-traffic-lights-back-on-as-of-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of Summer: Barrier Island&#8217;s Traffic Lights Back On as of Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script id=\"319adf97bee646178c42be57410212e9\">(new Image()).src = 'https:\/\/capi.connatix.com\/tr\/si?token=e6ca17a0-9f6c-402e-8f17-7db2585f0eb0&cid=209cb62d-f20d-41b1-885d-a317d66dc464';  cnx.cmd.push(function() {    cnx({      playerId: \"e6ca17a0-9f6c-402e-8f17-7db2585f0eb0\",      mediaId: \"cca2a743-3100-4788-b067-df92efb4407b\"    }).render(\"319adf97bee646178c42be57410212e9\");  });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a sure sign that summer can&#8217;t be too far off, traffic lights on Ocean County&#8217;s northern barrier island were reactivated Friday \u2013 an annual event that causes a bit of confusion for locals and makes things feel a bit more familiar to visitors used to the busy summer season.<\/p>\n<p>The traffic lights along Route 35 that flash amber during much of the fall, the winter and a portion of spring, were reactivated by the state Department of Transportation on Friday. Speed limits, however, generally remain at their &#8220;off-season&#8221; levels for a short time after the signal reactivation and have not yet been lowered.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13648\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/isl_traffic_lights_2023_1092-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13648\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13648\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/isl_traffic_lights_2023_1092-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Traffic lights reactivated on Ocean County's northern barrier island, April 14, 2023. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traffic lights reactivated on Ocean County&#8217;s northern barrier island, April 14, 2023. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13649\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/isl_traffic_lights_2023_1093-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13649\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13649\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/isl_traffic_lights_2023_1093-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"Traffic lights reactivated on Ocean County's northern barrier island, April 14, 2023. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traffic lights reactivated on Ocean County&#8217;s northern barrier island, April 14, 2023. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lights from Brick Township to Seaside Park are now activated along with crosswalk signals and cross touch sensors. A few intersections do remain active year-round, such as Washington Avenue in Lavallette, the location of borough hall and Lavallette Elementary School. 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