Traffic on Route 440 often piles up for miles on summer nights as far back as Woodbridge and again right before the Outerbridge Crossing to Staten Island. Perth Amboy residents say it’s creating highway-level traffic on their residential roads.
It’s something of a “traffic hack” when 440 northbound piles up to take the Harding Avenue exit and cut through Perth Amboy neighborhoods, reconnecting right before the bridge. But residents say these roads can’t handle the volume, becoming just as congested as the highway.
“After 5 p.m., we can’t leave or come back to our house,” said resident Cole Llewellyn. “It’s just not right.”…