Holland tunnel closure

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Sign up! It's free and, what's more, you'll receive "Jersey City Today," our daily event calendar, "This Weekend," our entertainment guide, and our Sunday News Recap! And you can always opt out. Please become a supporter! You'll be helping us to bring you in-depth local news and, best of all, this annoying pop-up will go away. That's a win-win! Just two weeks after announcing that weekend PATH service at the Grove Street station will be interrupted for six months as repairs and upgrades to the platform are carried out, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the Holland Tunnel headed to New Jersey will be closing on many nights for repairs made necessary by Superstorm Sandy.

Holland tunnel closure

The news that the Holland Tunnel to New Jersey is closing overnights for six days a week starting on Feb. Though the area just marked the 10th anniversary of the devastating storm, some damage at the Holland Tunnel only got short-term temporary repairs. The water was a nasty mix of salty seawater and untreated sewage that corrodes infrastructure, officials said. Work on the New Jersey-bound tunnel will continue through , officials said. When is it closed? The schedule announced by the Port Authority closes the New Jersey bound tunnels from 11 p. Sundays to Thursdays, and from p. Friday nights into Saturday mornings. The tunnel will remain open on Saturday nights. What are the driving options to New Jersey? Remember that maintenance and repair work also happens overnights on the Lincoln Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge. Click the red banner on the bridge and tunnel homepage for real time alerts. You can also sign up for text alerts. The authority stopped updating the Crossing Time app after the pandemic reduced traffic, a Port Authority spokeswoman said. Signing up for Port Authority traffic alerts, includes construction information on its six bridges and tunnels.

This especially applies to the last bus of the night.

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Drivers using the Holland Tunnel to New Jersey overnight will need to find another way to cross the Hudson River for six days each week until , starting on Feb. The latest work comes as the end of similar construction and overnight closures on the New York bound tunnel tube that began in April That work and those closures will end at 5 a. During the closures, drivers should use alternate routes to New Jersey, such as the George Washington Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, Staten Island bridges, depending on their destination, or take mass transit alternatives such as PATH, NJ Transit or ferries when possible, officials recommended. The schedule announced Tuesday by Port Authority officials calls for closing the New Jersey bound tunnels from 11 p. Sundays to Thursdays, and from p. Friday nights into Saturday mornings.

Holland tunnel closure

From 11 p. Engineers are working to make the tunnel more floodproof. While the work gets done, the New Jersey-bound tube will remain open overnight. Superstorm Sandy-related repairs in the New Jersey-bound tube will resume after the installation work on the New York-bound side is complete. Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply. Gunman killed by police may have been chasing muggers: police. Bystander caught in crossfire in Brooklyn says he's 'really scared'.

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No Was this information helpful? Street, Highway, Bridge, and Tunnel Closures. We're sorry, an error has occurred. If you are in New York City and need to get back to New Jersey while the Holland Tunnel is closed, a taxi driver may pass on taking you home due to the long return trip. Survey participation is voluntary. Our journalism needs your support. Visiting NYC? The City intends to use the data collected from this survey to generally add and improve City services. Work on the New Jersey-bound tunnel will continue through , officials said. The last departure of the night varies by bus route. This is a read only version of the page. Participants in this survey will not receive further communication from the City with regards to this survey.

The westbound tube will shut down every night at 11 p. Sundays through Thursdays.

Work on the New Jersey-bound tunnel will continue through , officials said. Just two weeks after announcing that weekend PATH service at the Grove Street station will be interrupted for six months as repairs and upgrades to the platform are carried out, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the Holland Tunnel headed to New Jersey will be closing on many nights for repairs made necessary by Superstorm Sandy. Service after midnight runs roughly every 40 minutes on two lines, Newark World Trade Center and the 33rd Street-Journal Square line that runs via Hoboken. Check the NJ Transit schedule because weekday and weekend schedules are different and the last train rolls out earlier on weekends. Vehicles should keep moving through the toll plaza at safe speeds. Select Cancel Remove value. No Was this information helpful? During the New Jersey-bound tube repairs, motorists should take alternate routes or use mass transit alternatives when possible. Call Sign in with a password. The news that the Holland Tunnel to New Jersey is closing overnights for six days a week starting on Feb. Report a problem with a tunnel to New Jersey.