Traffic & Transit
Overturned Truck In Newark, Traffic Delays On Rt. 1 & 9: Police
Police warned drivers headed into the Tuesday evening rush hour that they may see delays at Routes 1 & 9 North at the Route 78 access ramp.
NEWARK, NJ — Newark authorities warned drivers headed into the Tuesday evening rush hour that they may experience delays at Routes 1 & 9 North at the Route 78 access ramp due to an overturned truck.
The truck overturned around 2:50 p.m. on March 19 in the northbound lanes of Routes 1&9, the Newark Department of Public Safety stated.
The truck driver sustained minor injuries, police said.
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“Drivers are advised to plan alternate routes as traffic to and from Routes 78 and the New Jersey Turnpike will be affected,” police stated at 4 p.m.
According to 511nj.org:
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“As of 3:27 p.m., there's a fuel spill and an overturned truck on US 1&9 northbound ramp to westbound I-78 in Newark. Ramp closed and detoured 10 to 15-minute delay.”
Newark Update MV Crash Route 1&9 NB at Route 78 Ramp. 65 Yard Construction Container flipped over with debris in Ramps. Clean up needed. DOT Notified.
— NorthJersey FireNews (@NJFires) March 19, 2019
TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Overturned Truck at Routes 1 & 9 North and Route 78 Access Ramp https://t.co/mxp7oBOkb6 via @Nextdoor pic.twitter.com/4HHM3XmDcA
— Dept. Public Safety (@NewarkNJPolice) March 19, 2019
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