'Pavement heave' on NJ Garden State Parkway stifles 4th of July traffic

Pavement buckles on Garden State Parkway

A 'pavement heave' caused a portion of the roadway on the Garden State Parkway to buckle on Tuesday evening, causing a major traffic jam.

NEW JERSEY - A portion of the southbound side of the Garden State Parkway in NJ that buckled – closing the right lane on Tuesday night – has been temporarily repaired and reopened, according to NJ.com, which cited New Jersey Turnpike officials.

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Authorities said a phenomenon known as a "pavement heave" happened in the right lane of the southbound parkway near milepost 82.7 in Toms River, causing a major traffic jam. The "pavement heave" impacted southbound lanes from Exit 98 to Exit 82-A.

No crashes or injuries were reported.

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