The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has reopened many of its bridges, ramps and tunnel passages that were closed due to storms and flooding by Hurricane Irene.
Simultaneously, however, some important roads of the state seem to remain impassable, because parts of the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway are closed, and lane closures are impeding travel on Interstate 78 in Union, Essex and Somerset.
And the New Jersey Transit rail and bus lines, the service remains closed, but the agency says that the "purpose and expectation" is that on weekends the operational level of service to his point Monday. The Port Authority website confirms PATH service will be completely restored at 4 am Monday.
After stopping the lower level of the George Washington Bridge last night due to "weather", the Port of the lower level of the bridge reopened at 11 hours, he said.
The Palisades Interstate Parkway disaster, which was also closed by the government last night, opened back up to 11, so that authority.
As a result of floods, the authorities had also closed this morning, the north tube of the Holland Tunnel - vehicles travelling from New York, New Jersey. But in the north tube was reopened and the authority said.
Meanwhile, Tom Feeney, a spokesman for the Turnpike Authority, said: "We have flooding problems, so there are places on the two roads (New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway) are closed to traffic in the morning and if the condition is corrected flood, when we reopen.”
Feeney says that as of today about 15 hours, 14 c of the Turnpike exit was closed due to flooding in the streets near Jersey City. And he said, 15E exit the toll road is closed due to flooding in the streets of Newark.
Northbound traffic on the road outside was forced Turnpike to Exit 10 because of flooding on the highway itself, Feeney said. But it is expected that about 3:15 on the sidewalk outside the exit 10 would be reopened.
On the Garden State Parkway, Feeney says, to the north lanes between exits 90 and 98 are closed due to flooding. In addition, he said, to the south lanes 98 and 91 exits are closed.
In addition, the drive to the south is closed between junctions 140 and 135, due to flooding, and walk north to Exit 137 is closed, he said.
The State Department of Transportation reports many lane closures on Interstate 78 in Union, Essex and Somerset.
The reports contain a fallen tree on Route 78 in the Union by blocking an exit, blocked several lanes in Berkeley Heights, fallen trees and flooding in Summit on Highway 78 near the Turnpike Toll Plaza in Newark.
Earlier this morning, heavy flooding was reported in the New Jersey Turnpike near Exit 11 in Woodbridge, the flood near Exit 12 in Carteret. The driveway of the 11 was closed.
In addition, the Delaware Water Gap reported in a press release that U. S. Highway 209 is closed by the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, contact the park at the South Station (just north of Fernwood Resort is located), in the intersection of Route 209 and Route 206 near Milford, Pennsylvania
The statement said strong winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irene brought a lot of trees along the road and caused flooding in the Bushkill Creek. In addition, flooding is expected on Route 209 and the Delaware River rises to flood stage.
Many local roads that connect Highway 209 River Road and other park roads are closed, it said.
Commuter rail and bus service to wait until the start of the New Jersey Transit will continue, but a spokesman for the agency noted that "our goal and expectation is that tomorrow we will probably operate weekend service level, which is somewhat reduced (service) of the week. "
But, warned Paul Wyckoff, a spokesman, the agency until the evaluation of the damage to its systems by the hurricane, he cannot promise when the weekend - or the full week of service - could resume.
"We do not know, it depends on what the crew to find and how long they need to repair things," he said. He added: "Right now we are working with the Office of Emergency Management and the governor's office systems and to evaluate the potential damage."
Both in and around NJ Transit rail lines, Wyckoff said, "There are places where there are cases son, felled trees and so on."
Inspection Agency Standing railways ", the bulk of most of the rest of the day to take," he added.
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