Traffic & Transit

Highway Closures, NJ Transit Train Delays: Patch PM Traffic Digest

Good afternoon, New Jersey! Here's what you need to know before you leave for the Wednesday evening commute.

Good afternoon, New Jersey! Here's what you need to know before you leave for the Wednesday evening commute.
Good afternoon, New Jersey! Here's what you need to know before you leave for the Wednesday evening commute. (Patch)

NEW JERSEY — Good afternoon, New Jersey! Here's what you need to know before you leave for the Wednesday evening commute.

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Traffic Updates

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North Jersey

As of 4:34 p.m., there's a crash on I-80 westbound West of Exit 61 - CR 507/River Rd in Paterson. 1 right lane closed 10 minute delay.

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As of 4:32 p.m., there's a disabled vehicle on I-80 westbound East of Exit 39 - NJ 53 in Denville Twp. 1 right lane closed 10 minute delay.

As of 3:49 p.m., there's a disabled tractor trailer on I-80 westbound West of Exit 62 - Garden State Parkway in Elmwood Park. 1 left lane closed 10 minute delay.

Central Jersey

As of 4:01 p.m., there are delays on I-287 southbound between Exit 8 - Possumtown Rd in Piscataway Twp and Exit 2 - NJ 27 in Edison Twp. Current travel time is 10-15 minutes.

South Jersey

As of 4:22 p.m., there's a crash on NJ 47 in both directions North of CR 552/West Sherman Av in Vineland. All lanes closed intermittently 5-10 minute delay, use caution.

As of 4:11 p.m., there's a jack-knifed tractor-trailer on I-295 southbound at Exit 4 - NJ 48 in Carneys Point Twp. All lanes closed 5-10 minute delay, use caution.

As of 4:11 p.m., there are downed wires on US 40 westbound East of New Jersey Turnpike/I-295 in Carneys Point Twp. 1 left lane closed. 5-10 minute delay, use caution.

As of 4:10 p.m., there's a crash on the Atlantic City Expressway westbound Exit 12A - US 40 - Wrangleboro Rd in Hamilton Twp. 1 left lane closed. Move over for emergency vehicles, use caution.

Transit Updates

Northeast Corridor Line train #3165, the 4:50 p.m. departure from PSNY, is canceled due to earlier mechanical issues. Please take train #3725, the 5:12 p.m. departure from PSNY and train #6263, the 4:52 p.m. departure from PSNY, which will make an additional stop at Secaucus.

Morris & Essex Line train #853, the 5:36 p.m. arrival into Hackettstown, is canceled due to a mechanical issue. Please take train #1079, the 6:38 PM arrival into Hackettstown and train #653, the 5:56 PM arrival into Dover.

Morris & Essex Line train #877, the 4:23 p.m. arrival into Hackettstown, is up to 45 mins late due to an earlier request for police assistance.

Northeast Corridor Line train #3860, the 4:03 PM departure from Trenton, is canceled due to mechanical issues. Please take train #3896, the 4:12 p.m. departure from Trenton.

All other NJ Transit train lines are running on or close to schedule.

Weather

It's about 90 degrees and mostly cloudy, but there's still a chance of showers and thunderstorms in much of South Jersey in the late afternoon.

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