There will be two DWI checkpoints near the Jersey Shore this weekend, one in Holmdel on Friday night and another in West Long Branch Saturday night.

The Holmdel checkpoint will last from 9 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday, according to Allenhurst Police Chief Michael Schneider, coordinator of the Monmouth County DWI Task Force. All southbound vehicles on Highway 35 South will be stopped and drivers checked for sobriety.

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The West Long Branch checkpoint will last from 9 p.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday, Schneider said. All westbound vehicles traveling on Route 36 will be stopped and drivers checked for sobriety.

Local police officers will work alongside task force members at both checkpoints.

Keith Schubert is the morning breaking news reporter. He is a recent graduate at the University of Minnesota and has worked in multiple newsrooms including the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He can be contacted via text, call or signal at (732) 239-8731 or emailed at kschubert@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @keithsch94.