Traffic & Transit

Delays On NJ Turnpike Northbound Thursday Morning

At one point, the traffic jam from the accident was about 6 miles, according to @511NJ TPK.

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ — An incident in the outer lanes of New Jersey Turnpike North near Interchange 7A — which is the exit for Interstate 195, caused a delay of up to 1 hour and a traffic jam of up to 6 miles on Thursday morning, according to @511NJ TPK.

The first reports on the incident came in about 4 a.m, according to the Twitter handle.

The cause of delay was not immediately released by the Turnpike Authority.

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However, KYW NewsRadio reported it may have been due to a tractor-trailer accident.

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