Work in Hudson County to Affect Pulaski Skyway Traffic

New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced Friday that several ramps from Tonnelle Circle to Route 139 eastbound in Jersey City are scheduled to be closed tonight to complete the removal of temporary support structures, and again overnight next week, Monday through Friday, for the replacement of the concrete deck over the new floor beam.

Beginning at 8 p.m. Friday until about 6 a.m. Saturday, the ramps taking traffic from Route 1&9 southbound, Route 1&9 Truck northbound and Route 7 eastbound to Route 139 eastbound and the Holland Tunnel will be closed as NJDOT’s contractor, Kiska Construction, Inc., completes work to remove temporary supports that were needed in connection to a project to replace a floor beam over Tonnelle Circle. There also will be lane closures within Tonnelle Circle with one of two lanes remaining open.  These ramps will be closed overnight once again next week, Monday through Friday.

Detours:

·         Cars will be directed to Tonnelle Avenue southbound to St. Paul’s Avenue eastbound to Kennedy Boulevard northbound and onto Route 139 Upper Level eastbound.

·         Trucks will be directed south on Route 1&9 Truck to Communipaw Avenue eastbound to Kennedy Boulevard northbound and onto Route 139 Upper Level eastbound.

·         Traffic on Route 1&9 Truck northbound in Kearny and Jersey City will be directed to Communipaw Avenue and then to Kennedy Boulevard and Route 139 Upper Level.

·         Trucks that have reached Tonnelle Circle will be directed north on Route 1&9 northbound to County Road where they can make a U-turn onto Route 1&9 southbound and then to Route 1&9 Truck southbound to Communipaw Avenue.

The right-lane ramp from Route 1&9T to Route 139 eastbound will continue to have a reduced clearance of 11 feet for up to one year.  Truck traffic will be directed to the left-lane ramp at this location or the truck detour using Communipaw Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard.   

Route 139 Westbound Lower Level Closure Tonight, Eastbound Lower Level Next Week

In unrelated work, the lower level of Route 139 westbound also will be closed Friday, beginning at 11 p.m. through about 4 a.m. Saturday,  as the inspection of the concrete over the roadway continues.  Traffic from the Holland Tunnel will be directed to Route 139 Upper Level westbound.

Next week, inspections will shift to Route 139 Lower Level eastbound requiring overnight closures for several nights beginning Monday night. The work also will require closing the ramps listed above with the outlined detours, as well as closing the Pulaski Skyway northbound at the Broadway Avenue exit. Traffic will be detoured to 1&9 Truck southbound to Communipaw Avenue, Kennedy Boulevard and 139 Upper Level eastbound.

The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors.  Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT’s traffic information website www.511nj.org for real-time travel information.