BEDMINSTER, N.J. — A series of incidents and heavy congestion brought major disruptions to New Jersey’s highways Tuesday morning, impacting drivers across several counties.
A crash on US 206 northbound in Bedminster Township shut down all lanes north of CR 523/Lamington Road just after 8 a.m., causing a complete traffic stoppage in the area. The extent of injuries or vehicle damage was not immediately known.
In Woodbridge Township, a watermain break around 7:45 a.m. on US 1&9 northbound near NJ 35 led to the closure of two out of three lanes. Crews are on scene, and the right lanes remain closed while repairs are underway.
A downed utility pole caused additional delays on NJ 38 westbound at CR 612/Pine Street in Mount Holly Township, where the ramp lane and right shoulder remain closed as of 7:14 a.m.
On I-195 westbound in Hamilton Township, a crash investigation east of Exit 5 (US 130) led to the closure of the right lane and shoulder since 6:33 a.m., slowing traffic through the area.
Meanwhile, heavy delays stretched along several key corridors. The Garden State Parkway southbound was jammed for 2.5 miles from north of Exit 142 (I-78) in Irvington Township to south of Exit 140 (US 22/NJ 82) in Union Township. A separate southbound delay extended two miles between Bloomfield and East Orange.
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Congestion also built along the New Jersey Turnpike. Eastbound delays on the Hudson County Extension backed up traffic entering at Interchange 14 (I-78/US 1&9) in Newark. Another delay was reported outside Interchange 7A in Robbinsville due to an incident on I-195 westbound.
On the Eastern Spur northbound, a 3-mile delay from the Southern Mixing Bowl in Newark to north of Interchange 15W (I-280) in Kearny was reported, attributed to volume despite all lanes remaining open.
At the Hudson River crossings, eastbound drivers faced 30-minute travel times on the lower level of the George Washington Bridge and 45-minute backups on the upper level. The Lincoln Tunnel center tube also saw a 20-minute delay from NJ Turnpike Exit 16E into New York.
“Expect significant travel time increases across multiple major routes due to ongoing incidents and volume,” the report stated.