jeffy124's Journal: Only in NJ....

Driving home from work this afternoon along I-295 had something a little amusing. The stretch I drive through is under construction, and to maintain three lanes during the work, NJDOT made lanes out of the shoulder, and in some spots split the highway -- one lane on the right (the shoulder), two on the left, divided by barriers and the road crews. One stretch of that is for about 2 miles, during which I make my exit, meaning I have to use it (really sucks when someone decides to rubberneck). This lane is bounded by a guardrail on the right, and a jersey wall on the left, making it just wide enough for one car.

This afternoon while driving home I noticed that NJDOT, in their infinite wisdom for highway construction zone safety standards, on the right side of this single-car wide stretch, placed an orange diamond sign that reads "Stay In Lane."