▁is ▁a ▁traffic ▁circle ▁in ▁the ▁Pen ns ▁Ne ck ▁section ▁of ▁West ▁W inds or ▁Township , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁US ▁ 1 ▁and ▁Washington ▁Road ▁( CR ▁ 5 7 1 ▁and ▁signed ▁but ▁uno fficial ▁CR ▁ 5 2 6 ). ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁intersection , ▁as ▁Washington ▁Road ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁connections ▁between ▁US ▁ 1 ▁and ▁Pr inc eton , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁While ▁techn ically ▁a ▁traffic ▁circle , ▁the ▁P enn ' s ▁Ne ck ▁Circle ▁has ▁been ▁modified ▁to ▁closely ▁res emble ▁a ▁traditional ▁intersection . ▁It ▁is ▁signal - control led , ▁and ▁US ▁ 1 ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁circle ▁at ▁grade ▁level , ▁making ▁the ▁circle ▁essentially ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁four ▁turning ▁lan es ▁around ▁a ▁straight - only ▁intersection . ▁This ▁arrangement ▁is ▁uns atisf actory , ▁resulting ▁in ▁traffic ▁back ups ▁on ▁both ▁Washington ▁Road ▁and ▁US ▁ 1 . ▁At ▁peak ▁hours , ▁a ▁vehicle ▁attempting ▁continue ▁through ▁the ▁intersection ▁along ▁Washington ▁Road ▁or ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁left ▁turn ▁must ▁wait ▁through ▁several ▁light ▁cycles ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁man eu ver . ▁ ▁Ex ac erb ating ▁this ▁con g estion ▁are ▁the ▁business ▁parc els ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁intersection . ▁Until ▁recently , ▁all ▁four ▁quadr ants ▁were ▁occupied ▁by ▁gas ▁stations , ▁adding ▁frequently - used ▁exit ▁and ▁entrance ▁ram ps ▁to ▁the ▁mix ▁of ▁multi - direction al ▁traffic . ▁The ▁gas ▁station