New Jersey
North Jersey traffic – pothole repairs, construction, roadwork
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation is repairing potholes statewide. Motorists can expect to see crews repairing roadways at any time during the day.
Scheduled road work, utility work, road maintenance, construction, bridge inspection, bridge work, CCTV repairs and drainage improvements will cause daytime lane closures on Interstate 80; U.S. highways 1&9, 9W and 46; and state routes 7, 15 and 20.
The Devils are home at the Prudential Center on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Soccer is at Red Bull Arena on Thursday, with Ecuador National Football Team vs. Guatemala National Team and the New York Red Bulls vs. Inter Miami CF on Saturday.
Rain and snow are in the forecast for Saturday, which may cause slower and more dangerous conditions on the roads.
Visit 511nj.org for up-to-date traffic information and real-time traffic cameras from throughout the state, or call 511.
Bergen County traffic
- 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 17.
- On the New Jersey Turnpike/I-95, construction on the western spur will close the southbound ramp to exit 16W in East Rutherford through 6 a.m. March 18. Construction and guard rail repairs will close the eastern spur southbound between Ridgefield and Newark, 9 p.m. March 21 to 5 a.m. March 22.
- Road maintenance operations on Bergen Boulevard will close the northbound left lane near Fletcher Avenue in Fort Lee, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 18 through March 20.
- 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 24.
- Utility work will close portions of local roads in Tenafly, Bergenfield and Englewood, through April 5.
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Essex County traffic
- On the New Jersey Turnpike southbound, construction will close the inner roadway between exit 14 in Newark and exit 8A in Monroe, through 6:30 a.m. March 17. Line striping will close the outer roadway southbound between exit 14 in Newark and exit 9 in New Brunswick, 8 p.m. March 17 to 6 a.m. March 18. Construction and utility work will close the inner roadway between exit 14 and exit 6 in Mansfield, 9 p.m. March 18 to 5 a.m. March 19, and 10 p.m. March 23 to 6 a.m. March 24. Paving operations and utility work will close the outer roadway between exits 14 and 6, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., March 20 through March 23. Construction and guard rail repairs will close the eastern spur between Ridgefield and Newark, 9 p.m. March 21 to 5 a.m. March 22.
- Construction on Route 10 will close the right lane in both directions near Walnut Street in Livingston, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., March 18 through March 20.
- Deck work on the Garden State Parkway southbound between the Essex Toll Plaza in Bloomfield and exit 144 in Newark, will close four lanes at the toll plaza and up to two lanes on the roadway, 10 p.m. March 18 to 6 a.m. March 19.
- The New Jersey Devils are home at the Prudential Center to face the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7 p.m. March 19, the Winnipeg Jets at 7 p.m. March 21 and the Ottawa Senators at 7 p.m. March 23.
Hudson County traffic
- On Tonnelle Avenue, construction will close the right lane southbound between 69th and 44th streets in North Bergen, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through March 20; and water main work will intermittently close all northbound lanes 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., March 18 through March 23.
- Utility work on Belleville Turnpike will close the southbound left lane near Newark-Jersey City Turnpike in Kearny, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 20.
- Soccer season continues at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, with Ecuador National Football Team vs. Guatemala National Team at 8 p.m. March 21, the New York Red Bulls vs. Inter Miami CF at 2 p.m. March 23, and Ecuador National Football Team vs. Italy at 4 p.m. March 24.
Morris County traffic
- Roadwork on I-80 westbound will close the left lane near exit 34 in Roxbury and near exit 30 in Mount Arlington, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 18; and near exit 34, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through March 22.
- Construction on Route 46 will close the right lane in both directions between Main Street in Rockaway and Route 53 in Denville, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 18 through March 22.
- On Route 15, bridge work and CCTV repairs will close one lane in both directions near Espanong Road in Jefferson, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 18 through March 22.
Passaic County traffic
- On Route 20 in both directions, drainage improvements and utility work will close the right lane between Route 46 in Clifton to E. 24th Street in Paterson, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 18 to March 22. Construction will close two lanes between 21st and 18th avenues in Paterson, 8 p.m. March 22 to 7 a.m. March 23.
- On Route 46, bridge inspection will close the left lane in both directions near the Garden State Parkway in Clifton and Elmwood Park, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 18 through March 20, April 4 and April 5.
- On Route 23, utility work will close the southbound right lane near Route 202 in Wayne, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., March 20 through March 22.
New Jersey
Light snow forecast expands to nearly half of N.J. after rain, high winds today
A cool, damp day is in store for New Jersey with rain during the day and northwestern areas of the state getting a dusting of snow at night, forecasters say.
Rain totals have been dialed back but Thursday’s moisture is “still a generous and much needed precipitation event,” especially for North Jersey, the National Weather Service said in its morning forecast discussion.
“The signal remains clear that the heaviest rain will fall across our northern zones with considerably less to the south, but overall, forecast precipitation has diminished slightly.”
By the time the last of the moisture pushes away from the state on Friday night, precipitation amounts will range from 1.5-2 inches in northwestern regions to a tenth to quarter inch in southern New Jersey. Central portions of the state should wind up with a half-inch to an inch of rain.
Overall, the rain will help New Jersey’s drought, but won’t come close to alleviating it.
“The drought is much too extensive and too significant to be resolved by one storm,” AccuWeather.com said.
The other story Thursday will be gusty winds that could reach as high as 25 mph inland and 40 mph along the Jersey Shore.
Rain will be mainly light, though heavier showers are possible at times, according to the weather service’s New York office, which covers Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties.
High temperatures will top out in the low 50s around mid-afternoon.
Rain will change to light snow tonight in northern New Jersey with less than an inch expected in general. Hilly areas in Sussex and parts of Passaic counties could see slightly higher totals. Lows will be in the 30s.
Some scattered light rain is expected Friday before it tapers off at night from west to east, according to forecasters. It’ll be a chilly, breezy day with highs only in the 40s before temps dip into the 30s overnight.
Dry weather returns for the weekend with mostly sunny conditions and highs in the low 50s both days. The forecast is the almost the same for Monday and Tuesday, though temps will be slightly warmer.
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Tolls to rise again on NJ Turnpike, Garden State Parkway in 2025
Attention drivers using New Jersey roads, tolls are about to go up again on two major highways next year.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority approved a 2025 budget that includes a three percent increase to tolls on the turnpike and the Garden State Parkway.
According to a spokesperson with the authority, the annual Turnpike toll will go up by 16 cents. Some examples include:
- From Interchange 4 to Interchange 7A to go up by 10 cents
- From Interstate 95 through Interchange 6 to the Newark airport (Interchange 13A) will go up by 30 cents
- To travel south from Interchange 4 to the Delaware Memorial Bridge will go up 13 cents
Officials said that the tolls at the main plazas on the Parkway will go up by eight cents. Some of those include:
- Cape May
- Great Egg
- Sommers Point
Meanwhile, tolls at Parkway ramp plazas will go up by just three cents.
The increase goes into effect for both roads on Jan. 1.
This is the fourth increase since the Turnpike Authority board approved annual toll hikes back in 2020.
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