Traffic delays, closures, and crashes highlight new jersey's thursday morning commute
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Traffic Delays, Closures, and Crashes Highlight New Jersey’s Thursday Morning Commute

As of 8:20 a.m., there is a crash on I-80 eastbound just west of Exit 42 for US 202/Littleton Road in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, resulting in the closure of one right lane. Earlier, a water main break on NJ 7 in both directions south of CR 507/Schuyler Avenue in Kearny was reported at 7:24 a.m., though all lanes are currently open. Additionally, construction and a water main break on Cargo Plaza in New York have led to the closure and detour of all lanes between 150th Avenue and Center Cargo Road since 5:25 a.m.

Commuters are experiencing delays on I-78 local lanes westbound between Exit 50 for CR 630/Vaux Hall Road in Union Township and Exit 9B for Hobart Gap Road/Hobart Avenue in Millburn Township, with travel times ranging from 15 to 20 minutes as of 8:25 a.m. NJ 4 eastbound is also facing delays between River Road and Teaneck Road in Teaneck Township, with current travel times of 10 to 15 minutes.

The Garden State Parkway northbound is seeing a two-mile delay due to volume, stretching from south of Exit 143 for NJ 124 in Irvington Township to north of Exit 144 for CR 510 in Newark. Southbound on the Parkway, a one-mile delay is affecting traffic from north of Exit 148 for John F. Kennedy Drive North in Bloomfield to south of Exit 147 for Clinton Avenue in East Orange. Meanwhile, at the Holland Tunnel, eastbound delays are leading to a 25-minute travel time from New Jersey Turnpike Exit 14C and NJ 139 at Tonnelle Circle to the New York side.

Further east, NJ 3 is experiencing delays between Paterson Plank Road in Secaucus and the Lincoln Tunnel in Weehawken Township, with travel times estimated between 15 and 20 minutes. Traffic on the George Washington Bridge is also delayed, with a 20-minute wait on the lower level eastbound at the New Jersey side, while the upper level eastbound is seeing a 15-minute travel time from I-95 at I-80 to the Alexander Hamilton Bridge.

In South Jersey, I-295 northbound has pockets of volume from Exit 32 for CR 561/Haddonfield Berlin Road to Exit 34 for NJ 70 in Cherry Hill Township. Southbound delays are affecting the area from south of Exit 29 for US 30 in Haddon Heights to south of Exit 26N for I-76/I-676 in Bellmawr. NJ 55 northbound is also experiencing delays approaching NJ 42 in Deptford Township due to heavy traffic.

Finally, delays on the New Jersey Turnpike are impacting both the inner and outer roadways northbound from north of Interchange 14 for I-78/US 1&9 to the Southern Mixing Bowl in Newark, with a one-mile delay reported. The Eastern Spur is facing a 2.5-mile delay from the Southern Mixing Bowl in Newark to south of Interchange 15W for I-280 in Kearny, while the Western Spur is dealing with a two-mile delay in the same area.

Motorists should expect continued congestion across various roadways, including US 1 northbound at Harrison Street in West Windsor Township, NJ 29 northbound from I-295 in Hamilton Township to North Warren Street in Trenton, and I-280 eastbound from East Orange to Newark. As of the latest reports, heavy traffic persists across these key routes.

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