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Improvements to Hamburg Turnpike Slowly Plod Along

Freeholder Terry Duffy says main thoroughfare is a 'terrible road.' Improvements to the roadway could take another decade to complete.

Twenty-two people have died in car accidents on Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike since 1994, according to a report on NorthJersey.com.

Wayne residents complain about the roadway constantly: it is too busy, dangerous, and filled with potholes. 

Freeholder Terry Duffy told the website that the roadway is "terrible."

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The county is working to make the experience of traveling on the five and a half mile road a little better with the installation of u-turns and jughandles.

Drivers will be prohibited from making left turns onto local roads in an effort to improve traffic flow. 

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But finishing the project for the entire roadway could take another 10 years and cost $100 million, the website reported.

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