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Pulaski Skyway pictured from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Emile
Wamsteker/Getty)
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A decaying bridge connecting
New Jersey commuters to New York City is closing down for two years as part of
a $1 billion renovation project.
The upcoming lane closures to
the Pulaski Skyway are already being dubbed “carmageddon.”
About 74,000 vehicles cross
the Pukaski Skyway every day — and 34,000 will be detoured for the next 24
months while the lanes heading into New York are being rehabilitated. The
traffic traveling southbound, primarily from New York, will remain open for the
entire project.
The bridge is one of two
major connectors between Newark, Newark Liberty Airport and turnpike
traffic heading towards Jersey City, Hoboken and the Holland Tunnel into New
York.
The New Jersey Transportation
Commissioner says the idea of detouring 9,600 vehicles during the morning rush
alone is keeping him up at night.
The agency is expanding train
and bus services, keeping green lights running longer at detours, and adding
lanes to truck routes and the New Jersey Turnpike, a toll road.
On its website, it says these
options won’t “eliminate congestion, so you will still
need to add more time to your commute.”
Renovations to the
81-year-old bridge start on April 12, 2014. They are expected to extend the life
of the structure by another 75 years.
Source: WNYC.org
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