Posts Tagged ‘traffic’

Weekend Wittpenn Bridge Work Postponed

By Jon Whiten • Feb 26th, 2010 • Category: Blog, News

The weather has forced the state Department of Transportation to postpone some of the work being done on the Route 7/Wittpenn Bridge. The bridge was originally slated to be closed all weekend, from 10 pm tonight until Monday at 5:30 am. Instead, the bridge will be closed on Sunday, Feb. 28 from 6 am to [...]



DOT: Wittpenn Bridge to Close This Weekend and Next

By Jon Whiten • Feb 19th, 2010 • Category: Blog

The Route 7/Wittpenn Bridge over the Hackensack River will close at 10 pm tonight, and remain closed until Monday at 5:30 am as part of ongoing repairs to the structure, according to the state Department of Transportation. The closure is part of a long-term repair and replacement
The bridge will also close Friday, Feb. 26 [...]



DOT: Wittpenn Bridge Will be Closed Next Two Weekends

By Jon Whiten • Feb 4th, 2010 • Category: Blog, News

The Route 7/Wittpenn Bridge that connects Jersey City to Kearny will be closed this and next weekend as part of ongoing repairs to the structure, according to the state Department of Transportation.
The bridge will close at 10 pm on Friday night (Feb. 5), and will reopen on Monday morning (Feb. 8 ) at 5:30 [...]



What’s Hudson County’s Most Dangerous Road for Pedestrians?

By Jon Whiten • Jan 6th, 2010 • Category: Blog, News

View Hudson Ped Fatals 2006-2008 in a larger map
It’s John F. Kennedy Boulevard, according to a new analysis of federal traffic fatality data by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.
Kennedy Boulevard accounted for four of Hudson County’s 22 pedestrian deaths in the three years between 2006 and 2008, the “Most Dangerous Roads for Walking” report finds. [...]



Wednesday Morning News Roundup

By Jon Whiten • Jan 6th, 2010 • Category: Blog

- The autopsy is in: “Acute valium toxicity” was what killed longtime Jersey City political consultant Jack Shaw just days after his arrest in July’s federal corruption sweep. Shaw, who is rumored to have been cooperating with the feds, was found dead in his Paulus Hook apartment on July 28. Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio [...]



Water Main Break Closes Route 440

By Jon Whiten • Jan 4th, 2010 • Category: Blog

A water main break in Jersey City has closed Route 440 from Communipaw to Culver Avenues this morning. Drivers are advised to plan alternate routes.



Traffic Alert: Holland Tunnel Drill Planned for Sunday Morning

By Jon Whiten • Oct 16th, 2009 • Category: Blog

On Sunday, Oct. 18 between 6:15 and 7:15 am, the Port Authority and the Jersey City Police Department will conduct an exercise in the area of the Holland Tunnel. The agencies are warning of delays in addition to the following street closures between 5 and 8 am that morning:

Eastbound tunnel traffic
Marin Boulevard and 10th [...]



Holland Tunnel Closures Begin This Weekend

By Jon Whiten • Aug 21st, 2009 • Category: Blog, News

Starting tomorrow, Aug. 22, the New York-bound Holland Tunnel will be closed Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 8 am. The closures will continue until the Port Authority’s $5.5 million cross drain replacement project is complete, which is slated to be next month.
Traffic will be diverted to the Lincoln Tunnel, and work will be [...]



Sunday Morning Blog Roundup

By Shane Smith • Aug 16th, 2009 • Category: Blog

- David Cruz shares memories of the Italian festival at Holy Rosary church, where he ran into Guy Catrillo — recent Ward E council candidate and one of the dozen and a half Chilltown pols caught up in the federal corruption probe. He also wonders if the pay-to-play ordinance that the council is currently considering [...]



City Set to Begin Street Inventory

By Jon Whiten • Aug 10th, 2009 • Category: Blog, News

In coming weeks, you might see an unfamiliar white van with mounted cameras driving slowly down city streets. It’s not Google, and it’s not the feds fishing around for more evidence. It’s a project the city is undertaking to help manage the city infrastructure.
“This project is part of an ongoing initiative that started with [...]