Work on Route 2-Route 50 interchange nearly complete

The zigzag of highway construction in Parole that has plagued commuters for the last 2½ years could end soon as motorists are able to fully access the Route 50-Route 2 interchange as early as this week.

Work crews are putting the finishing touches on the $29 million project that will link Route 2, Route 50 and Jennifer Road.

It creates what will be the third interchange in a 2-mile span along Route 50, joining other interchanges farther east for Aris T. Allen Boulevard and West Street.

Currently, 117,200 cars travel Route 50 near Route 2 every day and as many as 47,000 run down Route 2 near the highway. The interchange...