North Jersey traffic - roadwork on GWB, Routes 9W and 46

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Weather is causing some problems on the roads, with a flood warning in effect through 11 a.m. Wednesday for areas near the Passaic River, high winds causing possible restrictions on the Bayonne Bridge, and downed trees on I-287, the Garden State Parkway and Route 10.

Scheduled construction, roadwork, utility work, bridge inspection on the George Washington Bridge; Interstate 80; U.S. highways 9W and 46; and state routes 10, 15, 20 and 53.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation is repairing potholes statewide. Motorists can expect to see crews repairing roadways at any time during the day.

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Bergen County traffic

  • On the Garden State Parkway a downed tree closes the right lane southbound near exit 168 in Hillsdale. Construction will close the exit ramps in both directions to the James Gandolfini Service Area in Montvale, 10 p.m. March 15 to 6 a.m. March 16.

  • On the New Jersey Turnpike/I-95, construction and guard rail repairs between Ridgefield and Newark will close the western spur northbound, 9 p.m. March 12 to 4 a.m. March 13; and southbound, 9 p.m. March 14 and 4 a.m. March 15. Sign work, construction and line striping northbound between exit 70AB in Ridgefield Park and exit 72A in Fort Lee, will close the local lanes, 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., March 13 through March 15; and the express lanes, 9 p.m. March 16 to 5 a.m. March 17.

  • On Route 4, utility work will close two westbound lanes between River Road in Teaneck and Hackensack Avenue in Hackensack, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through March 15.

  • Construction on the George Washington Bridge eastbound will close the right lane on both levels, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through March 15.

  • Construction will close the Route 3 eastbound ramp to and from the New Jersey Turnpike western spur in East Rutherford, 8 to 10 p.m., March 15 through March 17.

  • On Route 9W, utility work will close the southbound right lane near Charlotte Place in Englewood Cliffs, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through March 17.

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Essex County traffic

  • On the New Jersey Turnpike, construction and guard rail repairs between Ridgefield and Newark will close the western spur northbound, 9 p.m. March 12 to 4 a.m. March 13; and southbound, 9 p.m. March 14 and 4 a.m. March 15. Line striping will close the outer southbound exit 14 in Newark and exit 9 in New Brunswick, 8 p.m. March 17 to 6 a.m. March 18. Construction will close the inner roadway southbound, between exit 14 in Newark and exit 6 in Mansfield, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. through March 16.

  • On the Garden State Parkway southbound, overhead sign inspection will close the entrance ramp at exit 142B in Irvington, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., March 13 through March 15; utility work will close the entrance and exit ramps at exit 151 in Bloomfield, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., March 13 through March 15, and the ramp to exit 148 in Bloomfield, 10 p.m. March 14 to 5 a.m. March 15; and utility work and steel repairs will close three southbound lanes near the Essex Toll Plaza, 8 p.m. March 13 to 6 a.m. March 4 and 10 p.m. March 14 through 6 a.m. March 15.

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  • Roadwork on I-280 westbound will close the left lane between exits 15 and 13 in Newark, 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. through March 16.

Hudson County traffic

  • High winds may cause restrictions on the Bayonne Bridge, including a 30 mph speed limit and prohibition of empty tractor trailers/tandems, car pulled trailers and motorcycles.

  • Bridge work on the Pulaski Skyway will close all lanes intermittently northbound from South Kearny to Broadway in Jersey City, 3 to 5 a.m. March 13.

  • Construction on Tonnelle Avenue will close the right lane southbound between 69th and 44th streets in North Bergen, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., March 14 through March 16.

  • Construction on the Holland Tunnel south tube eastbound will close one lane, 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. through March 15.

Morris County traffic

  • A downed tree on I-287 southbound closes the ramp to exit 36 in Morristown.

  • On Route 10 westbound, a downed tree near Metro West Road in Hanover has closed the right lane. Utility work will close the right lane near Ridgedale Avenue in East Hanover, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 12.

  • Construction on Route 53 will intermittently close all northbound lanes between Route 10 in Morris Plains and I-80 in Denville, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through March 15.

  • On Route 15, utility work will close the northbound left lane near Berkshire Valley Road, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 13. Construction will close the southbound left lane between Taylor and Berkshire Valley roads in Jefferson, 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. March 14.

  • Roadwork on I-80 westbound will close the left lane near exit 34 in Roxbury, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through March 15; and near exit 30 in Mount Arlington, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through March 15.

  • Through March 15, construction on Route 46 will close the right lane eastbound near I-80 in Netcong, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., in both directions between I-80 in Denville and Main Street in Rockaway, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and westbound near New Road in Parsippany, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Utility work will close the left lane in both directions between I-80 in Parsippany and Bloomfield Avenue in Montville, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., through March 15, and 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through March 16.

Passaic County traffic

  • A flood warning is in effect through 11 a.m. March 13 in areas near the Passaic River. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Affected areas include the lower ends of East-Holsman and Bergen streets in Paterson, portions of Hoffman Grove and low lying areas near Two Bridges in Wayne, and other areas in Lincoln Park, Wayne and Little Falls.

  • Construction on Route 20 will close the right lane in both directions between 10th and 21st avenues in Paterson, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 15.

  • Roadwork on I-80 will close the right lane eastbound between exit 60 in Paterson and exit 61 in Elmwood Park, 8 p.m. to midnight March 15; and westbound between exit 60 and exit 58 in Paterson, midnight to 6 a.m. March 16.

  • Construction on Route 21 southbound will close two lanes near Exit 11 in Passaic, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through March 16.

  • On Route 46, bridge inspection will close the left lane in both directions near the Garden State Parkway in Clifton, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 18 through March 20.

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