NJ TRANSIT ADVISES CUSTOMERS OF UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE LINCOLN TUNNEL

NJ TRANSIT ADVISES CUSTOMERS OF UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE LINCOLN TUNNEL

NJ TRANSIT ADVISES CUSTOMERS OF UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE LINCOLN TUNNEL

NJ Transit

Source: PressReleasePoint.com
2 August 2012

Route 495 Eastbound to Close in Weehawken for Overnight Construction Starting August 6

NJT-12-063
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEWARK, NJ — Beginning on or about Monday night, August 6 and continuing through late-Fall of 2013, Route 495 eastbound will be closed at Pleasant Avenue in Weehawken for overnight repairs. Additionally, one lane on Route 495 westbound along the helix will close to support the eastbound construction.

This project will impact NJ TRANSIT bus customers who travel towards the New York City-bound Lincoln tunnel between 10:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weekday nights and 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. on weekend nights. Bus customers traveling during this time will experience significant delays due to a reduction in vehicular traffic capacity as buses must exit Route 495 eastbound at Pleasant Avenue and travel along local streets in Weehawken to access the inbound Lincoln Tunnel.

Many of NJ TRANSIT’s local bus routes traveling toward points in and around Weehawken and Union City during the construction will operate with significant delays as buses will experience increased traffic congestion, especially near the immediate construction zone.

Additionally, some bus routes traveling from New York City to New Jersey during overnight hours may operate with delays due to buses arriving late to the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

The affected bus routes include:

107 Irvington – New York
108 Newark – New York
111 Jersey Gardens – New York
112 Scotch Plains – New York
113 Dunellen – New York
114/117 Bridgewater – New York
115 Rahway – New York
116 Perth Amboy – New York
121 North Bergen – New York
123 Jersey City – Union City – New York
124 Secaucus – New York
125 Jersey City – Journal Square – New York
126 Jersey City – New York
127 Ridgefield – Union City – New York
129 Secaucus – Union City – New York
137 Island Beach State Park – Toms River – New York
139 Lakewood – New York
144 Elmwood Park – Hackensack – New York
154 Fort Lee – Palisades Park – New York
156 Englewood Cliffs – New York
159 Fort Lee – New York
160 Elmwood Park – Wallington – New York
161 Paterson – Passaic – New York
163 Ridgewood – New York
164 Midland Park – New York
165T Westwood – New York, Turnpike Express Only
166T Cresskill – New York, Turnpike Express Only
167 Harrington Park – New York
190 Paterson – Rutherford – New York
191 Willowbrook – Montclair – New York
192 Clifton – New York
194 Vernon – Butler – New York
195 Willowbrook – Cedar Grove – New York
196 Warwick – Ringwood – New York
197 Warwick – Wayne – New York
198 Wayne – William Paterson - New York
199 Clifton – Lyndhurst – New York
319 New York – Atlantic City – Wildwood
320 Secaucus – New York
321 Ridgefield – New York

A number of local NJ TRANSIT bus routes will also be impacted by traffic congestion in the area of the construction project:

22/22X North Bergen – Union City – Hoboken
84P North Bergen – Jersey City – Journal Square – Park Avenue Service
86 Union City – Newport Centre
89 North Bergen – Hoboken

All customers on these affected bus routes are advised to allow for extra travel time getting to and from their destination. Alternate travel options include NJ TRANSIT rail service during operation hours and PATH service. Customers can visit www.njtransit.com or www.panynj.gov for NJ TRANSIT rail and PATH schedule information.

Customers should also visit njtransit.com for additional information and sign up for My Transit alerts. Additionally, customers can review informational web sites with delay times before travel:

For real time traffic information, please call 511 or visit 511nj.org;
For project updates on the Route 495 construction, visit http://www.panynj.gov/thehelixfix/; and
To register for Port Authority’s text alerts and view Lincoln Tunnel alerts, please visit btt.paalerts.com.

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