why South Jersey is still stuck in traffic

For as long as I can remember, Route 55 has felt like a promise that was never quite kept.

The unfinished Route 55 and South Jersey’s long memory

The history is pretty well known if you’ve spent any real time driving the South Jersey shore. Route 55 was designed decades ago to be a true expressway into Cape May County, a straight shot that would eventually link up cleanly with the Garden…