Fire Closes Highway Near Jersey City/Hoboken Border

JERSEY CITY, NJ — For the second time in five days, an emergency has closed roads near the Jersey City/Hoboken border during evening rush hour.

Lanes of Route 139 in Jersey City — a road between the Holland Tunnel area and Hoboken border — have closed due to a car fire, said the state Department of Transportation website, 511NJ.

"Due to Jersey City Fire Department Activity, all lanes are closed in both directions on Route 139 at St. Pauls Avenue in Jersey City," the city of Hoboken said in an alert around 5 p.m.

"The closure is causing significant delays into and out of the southern end of Hoboken. Please plan ahead and consider using northern routes to enter and exit the city at this time."

Highway Closed

The state transportation website said that just before 5 p.m., three lanes on 14th Street in Jersey City were blocked due to a car fire on the lower level of Route 139.

All lanes of both eastbound and westbound 139 were also blocked by the fire.

Watch 511NJ for updates.

Last Thursday, a tractor-trailer hit a train trestle near the border between both towns during evening rush hour, tying up traffic.