Road conditions

New Jersey road conditions right now

Every closure and crash 511NJ is publishing, on one map with the route and mile marker. Below it: the I-95 and I-80 corridor pages, and what the season does to New Jersey's highways. For the whole country, see the US closures map.

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Closures and crashes
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Source: 511NJ, read every five minutes and converted to the same format MileCheck uses for all 50 states. Ramp, lane and shoulder closures are listed under the toggle, not as full closures. Closures with a future start date are marked scheduled. Positions are the DOT's; mile markers are approximate.
Full closureCrashWeatherHazardRamp or laneWork zoneFaded markers are scheduled, not active

Where to look next

Official source

511NJ

New Jersey's DOT traveler site. The list of record for closures, restrictions and detours.

Corridor

I-95 conditions

The whole I-95 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.

Corridor

I-80 conditions

The whole I-80 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.

Drawbridges

New Jersey drawbridges

Where the movable spans are and the federal opening rule for each.

Mile markers

Mile markers in New Jersey

How New Jersey numbers its highways and where the markers matter most.

Report

Labor Day 2026 in New Jersey

What the 511NJ feed carried over the holiday weekend.

Driving across New Jersey

The Garden State Parkway runs about 172 miles from Cape May at mile 0 to the New York line, the shore-traffic backbone of the state. The New Jersey Turnpike carries the heaviest truck and through traffic in the Northeast, overlapping I-95 for much of its run. I-78 and I-80 cross the state east to west toward the Hudson crossings. I-295 and US-1 handle the Philadelphia-side and central corridors.

What the season does to New Jersey's highways

New Jersey's hazards are mostly human-made, summer shore congestion, dense truck traffic and constant construction, but coastal storms and nor'easters flood shore routes and shut causeways too. The shore is drawbridge country, and an opening can stall a whole barrier island. On the Turnpike, saying Turnpike rather than I-95 and giving the mile marker is what gets a tow truck to the right roadway.

Before a New Jersey road trip

  1. Check the map above for anything red on your route, then open 511NJ for the DOT's own detour and restriction text.
  2. Look at the road where you can. MileCheck's camera maps cover 27 states; 511NJ may carry New Jersey's own.
  3. For the long haul, the I-95 and I-80 corridor pages carry alerts for every state the route crosses, not only New Jersey.
  4. Know how to say where you are. Dispatch, 911 and tow companies ask for the route, the direction and the mile marker. How to report your location on the highway.
  5. Carry the app. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states, and the same 511NJ alerts show on your route as you drive.

What September looked like

Over 25 daily snapshots from September 1 to 25, 2026, MileCheck's archive of the 511NJ feed held 3,364 unique reports, including 129 closure reports, 33 crash reports and 2,975 work-zone reports. The routes with the most reports were US-1. Counts reflect what the feed publishes, so a state whose DOT posts only closures shows only closures. Read the September Highway Report.

Questions, answered

Is the highway closed in New Jersey right now?

The map above shows every full closure 511NJ is publishing as a red marker, crashes in orange, and weather and hazard alerts in blue and purple. Closures the DOT has posted for a future date are listed as scheduled, and ramp and lane closures sit under the toggle so the list stays readable. It reloads every five minutes. If the feed cannot be reached the page says so instead of showing an empty map. For the official list, open 511NJ.

Where do I check New Jersey road conditions?

511NJ is the official source, and dialing 511 in most states reaches the same information by phone. This page reads the same 511NJ feed and adds the corridor and pass pages, and your own mile marker if you carry the app.

How often does this page update?

Every five minutes. MileCheck's server fetches the 511NJ feed, converts it to one format shared by all 50 states, and caches it for five minutes. Each alert also carries the time the DOT last updated it, shown in the list.

Does the MileCheck app show these alerts?

Yes. The app shows the same 511NJ alerts on your route, ahead of your position, with the mile marker you are passing. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states. Live alerts are part of MileCheck Premium, $49.99 a year or $9.99 a month after a 7-day free trial.

Know exactly where you are — live

Your mile marker shows even offline. 511NJ alerts on your route and the nearest camera are part of MileCheck Premium and need a connection to update. Runs on CarPlay and Android Auto.

The Monthly Highway Report

Closures and crashes on US highways, once a month

The month's numbers from DOT feeds in all 50 states and BC. See a sample: the Labor Day weekend report. No spam.