Wreckers were needed to remove the wreckage, the median required repairs and firefighters had to clean up a fuel spill following the 5 a.m. crash, which ruptured the rig's fuel tank.
This kept three of four inbound lanes closed for several hours, jamming local streets and producing highway backups that lasted well past the morning rush -- at one point reaching all the way to Route 17, while Port Authority tunnel and bridge agents completed the work.
Some said they were at a standstill for nearly an hour. Others said they simply got off where and when they could and returned home.
There were no serious injuries reported.
"Incidentally," the GWB officially turned 90 on Sunday.
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