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A Garden State Parkway street sign hanging on a traffic light in Cape May County.

(Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger)

Officials in Cape May County are projecting to have the only three traffic lights on the Garden State Parkway removed by November 2015, according to a published report.

The lights are on a 3.5-mile stretch at Crest Haven Road, Stone Harbor Boulevard and Shell Bay in Middle Township. They’re blamed for causing congestion at peak hours and accidents.

Work on the $125 million project began last year. By next summer, most of the construction will be complete, according to a report on newsworks.org, a PBS affiliate.

Three new overpasses will carry Parkway traffic over the local roads, the report said. Additionally, several new entrance and exit ramps will help guide traffic to and from the highway.

The construction hasn't caused any abnormal traffic delays for summer visitors, New Jersey Turnpike Authority spokesman Thomas Feeney told the website.