Traffic & Transit
Lincoln Tunnel Crash Delays Buses; Traffic Stretches Into Hoboken
An accident at the Lincoln Tunnel caused lingering delays on Tuesday for NJ Transit and DeCamp bus riders, officials reported.
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A crash at the Lincoln Tunnel wreaked havoc for commuters passing between New Jersey and New York on Tuesday morning. The accident caused lingering delays for NJ Transit and DeCamp bus riders, officials reported.
According to alerts from the Port Authority of NY/NJ, an accident at the tunnel caused delays up to 30 minutes during the morning rush hours. The crash clogged bus service at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City, and affected riders headed in both directions.
“Expect delays on all routes due to an accident in the Lincoln Tunnel,” DeCamp Bus warned riders around 8 a.m.
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Residual traffic from the “large accident” caused backups that stretched into Hoboken, city officials said.
“If you are exiting Hoboken from the north, please plan to add some extra time to your ride,” city officials stated around 8 a.m. “Thank you for your patience.”
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Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla said that Tuesday morning's delays show that there's a larger problem afoot.
"That an accident in one tunnel can so easily wreak havoc on a morning commute clearly illustrates that we are facing a regional transportation crisis that must be addressed by State and local government," Bhalla tweeted. "We need support from @GovMurphy and @NJGov to solve this problem together."
Around 9:30 a.m., NJ Transit reported that bus service traveling to the Port Authority Bus Terminal was still seeing delays up to 45 minutes. Service traveling from the terminal was only seeing 15-minute delays due to “heavy traffic volume and earlier police activity in the south tube” of the tunnel.
The previous alert at the Lincoln Tunnel to NY due to an accident is no longer in effect. There may be residual delays. [81]
— Lincoln Tunnel (@PANYNJ_LT) November 20, 2018
The previous alert at the PA Bus Term for Arrivals (NY-bound) due to a disabled vehicle/accident is no longer in effect. There may be residual delays. [80]
— PortAuthBusTerminal (@PABusTerminal) November 20, 2018
Bus service traveling to PABT is subject to delays of up to 45 minutes and bus service traveling from PABT is subject to delays of up to 15 minutes due to heavy traffic volume and earlier police activity in the South tube of the Lincoln Tunnel.
— NJ TRANSIT (@NJTRANSIT) November 20, 2018
Expect delays on all routes due to accident in Lincoln Tunnel
— DeCamp Bus (@DeCampBusLines) November 20, 2018
Please be advised: Due to a large accident inside the Lincoln Tunnel, traffic has backed up into #Hoboken. If you are exiting Hoboken from the North, please plan to add some extra time to your ride. Thank you for your patience.
— City of Hoboken (@CityofHoboken) November 20, 2018
Overpacked buses and elderly left out in the cold to wait for delayed buses for over an hr. Come on! pic.twitter.com/4UyXRmhfjK
— Eric Espino (@EricEspinoPhoto) November 20, 2018
This is wrong, just sat on the Hoboken bridge for 40 min and was told to get off because the tunnel was shut down. Traffic is backed up to 10th street in Hoboken...that’s not a 30 min delay
— Jeanne Dienstag (@jeanbean23) November 20, 2018
I had to get off the bus in Union City. Police advising bus drivers to let passengers off the buses. It’s not moving an inch.
— ri (@_icarus_) November 20, 2018
An update: total commute time was 1 hour 17 minutes for a 1.9 mile trip.
— Judith (@BingeOnBooks) November 20, 2018
That an accident in 1 tunnel can so easily wreak havoc on a morning commute clearly illustrates that we are facing a regional transportation crisis that must be addressed by State and local government. We need support from @GovMurphy and @NJGov to solve this problem together.
— Ravinder S. Bhalla (@RaviBhalla) November 20, 2018
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