Massive NJ Traffic Delays After Times Square Explosion

Massive traffic delays were reported throughout much of New Jersey Monday as commuters dealt with the impact of an explosion at the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City (see list below).

The Lincoln Tunnel was experiencing perhaps the heaviest delays after the explosion happened at about 7:30 a.m., police said. The station and the A, C and E subway lines in New York City were evacuated at the bus station, police said.

Governor Chris Christie issued the following statement regarding the explosion:

"Every law enforcement asset in New Jersey is coordinating with our federal and New York partners regarding this incident. I have been fully briefed by my homeland security advisor and have ordered additional security at our mass transit hubs. We will keep the public informed as the situation warrants. I urge all New Jerseyans to be alert and that if they see something unusual, to report it to law enforcement immediately

Delays at the Lincoln Tunnel inbound were 90 minutes long as a bus lane to New York was closed. The explosion happened after a multiple car crash left several people injured on the Garden State Parkway in Bloomfield. Read more here...

Police have arrested a man in connection with an explosion inside the bus terminal, the NYPD said. The suspect was carrying a pipe bomb in his backpack inside the terminal when it exploded unintentionally, a law enforcement source told Patch.

The AP reported the suspect's name as 27-year old Ullah Akayed, and MSNBC reported that the man apparently set off the explosion "in the name of ISIS." (see below)

The suspect was injured and is in custody at Bellevue Hospital, the law enforcement source said. No one else was hurt, the NYPD said. The suspect reportedly had been wearing an explosive device and that the police had partially stripped him, according to The New York Times. The suspect was alone, and the device was reported to have gone off prematurely.

Here are other traffic delays and problems throughout New Jersey:

• US 1&9: Delays on US 1&9 northbound approaching George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee delays due to volume.
• George Washington Bridge: Delays on the George Washington Bridge eastbound in Fort Lee. The travel time is 25 minutes from Interstate 95 at Interstate 80 to the Alexander Hamilton Bridge.
• Holland Tunne: Delays at the Holland Tunnel eastbound from New Jersey. The travel time to the New York side is 25 minutes from New Jersey Turnpike Exit 14C, and 30 minutes from New Jersey 139 at Tonnelle Circle.
• US 1&9: Tonnelle Avenue: Delays on US 1&9/Tonnelle Avenue in both directions approaching Carlton Avenue in Jersey City delays due to volume.
• US 9: Delays on US 9 northbound approaching Garden State Parkway in Sayreville delays due to volume.
• NJ 24: Delays on NJ 24 westbound from Exit 2 to I-287 in Hanover Twp delays due to volume.
• NJ 208: Delays on NJ 208 southbound from Goffle Rd in Hawthorne to Fair Lawn Avenue in Fair Lawn delays due to volume.
• NJ 17: Delays on NJ 17 southbound from NJ 4 in Paramus to I-80 in Lodi delays due to volume.
• NJ 139: Delays on NJ 139 Lower eastbound between Tonnelle Avenue and Jersey Avenue in Jersey City delays due to volume.
• I-80: Delays on I-80 eastbound from Exit 53 - NJ 23/US 46 in Wayne Twp to Exit 57 - NJ 19 in Paterson delays due to volume.
• New Jersey Turnpike - Eastern Spur: Delays on the New Jersey Turnpike - Eastern Spur outside exit Interchange 15E - US 1&9 in Newark due to delays on US 1&9.
• I-287: Delays on I-287 northbound from North of Exit 8 - Possumtown Rd in Piscataway Twp to Exit 13 - NJ 28 in Bridgewater Twp delays due to volume.
• I-287: Delays on I-287 northbound from New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 3 - New Durham Rd in Edison Twp delays due to volume.
• I-280: Delays on I-280 eastbound between Exit 9 - Pleasant Avenue/CR 660 in West Orange Twp and Exit 15 - NJ 21 in Newark delays due to volume.
• New Jersey Turnpike: Delays on the New Jersey Turnpike inner and outer roadways northbound from North of Interchange 11 - Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge Twp to South of Interchange 12 - Carteret-Rahway in Carteret 4 mile delay, due to volume.
• Garden State Parkway: Delays on the Garden State Parkway northbound from South of Exit 135 - Central Ave in Clark Twp to South of Exit 140A - NJ 82 West - southbound exit only in Union Twp 6 mile delay, due to volume.
• I-287 northbound: Delays from north of Exit 8 - Possumtown Rd in Piscataway Twp to Exit 13 - NJ 28 in Bridgewater Twp delays due to volume.
• I-287: Delays on I-287 northbound from north of Exit 21 - I-78 in Bedminster Twp to north of Exit 26 - CR 525/Mount Airy Rd in Bernards Twp delays due to volume.
• I-287: Delays on I-287 southbound from north of Exit 14 - US 22 in Bridgewater Twp to Exit 12 - CR 623 in Franklin Twp delays due to volume.
• New Jersey Turnpike - Eastern Spur: Delays on the New Jersey Turnpike - Eastern Spur northbound outside exit Interchange 16E - NJ 3/Lincoln Tunnel in Secaucus due to delays on NJ 495 approaching the Lincoln Tunnel.
• George Washington Bridge: Accident with injuries on the George Washington Bridge eastbound Lower Trans Manhattan Expressway in Manhattan. Right lane blocked.
• Garden State Parkway: Accident on the Garden State Parkway northbound South of Colonia Service Area in Woodbridge Twp. Left lane blocked.

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Brendan Krisel, Colin Miner and Kathleen Culliton contributed reporting.
(Lead image by Brendan Krisel/Patch)