EDISON, N.J. – The Friday morning rush brought widespread congestion and multiple incidents on key New Jersey highways, with crashes and debris reports creating delays stretching across the northern half of the state.
As of 8:12 a.m., a crash on U.S. Route 1 southbound north of Old Post Road in Edison closed two of three lanes, backing up traffic from Interstate 287 through the heart of Middlesex County. Nearby, additional southbound delays extended along U.S. 1 from South of I-287 to Old Post Road, according to the latest traffic data.
Farther north, a crash on the Garden State Parkway southbound just south of Exit 143C in Irvington blocked one right lane as of 7:51 a.m., leading to a six-mile backup between Bloomfield and Irvington. Drivers were advised to expect heavy stop-and-go traffic through Essex County despite all lanes now reported open.
In Leonia, debris was reported in the southbound express lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike near Exit 71 (NJ 4/Broad Avenue) around 7:12 a.m., though all lanes remained open. Officials urged caution due to scattered roadway obstructions.
Commuters on NJ 3 westbound faced congestion from Clifton to Little Falls, while NJ 208 saw steady delays southbound from Goffle Road in Hawthorne through Fair Lawn. NJ 4 eastbound traffic remained sluggish between Hackensack Avenue and Teaneck Road.
Northern corridor traffic remained tight near the George Washington Bridge, where travel times averaged about 20 minutes eastbound on both the upper and lower levels from I-80 to the Alexander Hamilton Bridge. Additional slowdowns were reported along NJ 17 northbound through Hackensack and Rochelle Park.
U.S. Routes 1&9 also experienced heavy volume in Hudson and Essex counties, with southbound delays between Secaucus Road and Jersey City and northbound backups near Newark’s Pulaski Skyway approach. NJ 21 through Newark saw typical congestion between Passaic Street and Clay Street.
Motorists traveling this morning should anticipate longer travel times through major interchanges and approach alternate routes where possible.