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GWB Lanes To NYC To Close At Night This Week

Lanes will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Monday through Thursday night and 11 p.m. Friday through 8 a.m. Saturday.

The George Washington Bridge’s lower level eastbound lanes to New York will be closed during nighttime hours, beginning tonight and lasting through Thursday night from 9 p.m. each night to 5 a.m. the following morning, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced last week.

The lanes will also be closed from 11 p.m. Friday through 8 a.m. Saturday.

Similar weeknight closures, alternating between the lower level eastbound and westbound lanes, are expected to continue through mid-October.

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The closures will allow for the removal of temporary construction platforms used for the upper level deck installation. The Port Authority will alert the public through highway notification signs, with messages directing drivers to use the upper level in the affected direction.

To receive real-time traffic updates, travelers should register for alerts at paalerts.com/, call 511 or visit 511NY.org or 511NJ.org.

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