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$2B Bridge Project Brings Weeks Of Delays For 200K NJ Transit, Amtrak Commuters $2B Bridge Project Brings Weeks Of Delays For 200K NJ Transit, Amtrak Commuters
$2B Bridge Project Brings Weeks Of Delays For 200K NJ Transit, Amtrak Commuters NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak riders across North Jersey should prepare for significant service disruptions that will last for several weeks beginning next month, during a critical stage of replacing the 115-year-old Portal Bridge  The nearly $2 billion project will replace the 115-year-old Portal Bridge with a taller, modern structure that will no longer need to open and close for river traffic, officials said. The disruptions are tied to Amtrak's effort to shift train traffic off the aging bridge and onto the long-awaited Portal North Bridge over the Hackensack River in Kearny, including…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Overturned Tractor Trailer Blocks NJ Turnpike In Springfield Twp. Overturned Tractor Trailer Blocks NJ Turnpike In Springfield Twp.
Overturned Tractor Trailer Blocks NJ Turnpike In Springfield Twp. Drivers across North Jersey faced a rough commute Wednesday morning, Oct. 1, as multiple crashes snarled traffic and shut down lanes, officials said. In Paramus, Linwood Avenue eastbound on the overpass over Route 17 was closed due to a motor vehicle accident around 9:20 a.m., according to police. As of 9:10 a.m., a crash on NJ 3 westbound east of Passaic Avenue in Clifton closed two of three lanes, according to the DOT site. Earlier, around 8:56 a.m., an overturned tractor trailer blocked all lanes and the left shoulder on the New Jersey Turnpike northbound north of Interchange 5 (CR 541)…

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by Cecilia Levine