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July 4th is one of the busiest holidays highlighted by fireworks (we have one in Liberty State Park, Jersey City). According to JCReader, PATH will add trains in anticipation of increased ridership:

From JCReader:

“… additional trains will be added between 6pm and midnight to accommodate travelers headed into and out of the city for the New York fireworks display sponsored by Macy’s, in the East River…”

Read more articles here.

Anyone using Wittpenn Bridge tonight and tomorrow? Better use the following detour as the bridge that connects Kearny and Jersey City will be closed tonight and tomorrow night, both 10PM - 5AM:

The following local detour routes will be used:

• Traffic on Route 7 westbound will take Routes 1&9 to Fish House Road to Route 7.
• Route 7 eastbound traffic will take Fish House Road to Routes 1&9 eastbound.

Source : Jersey Journal

Remember the Bayonne-based Bergen Avenue Bus Company? They were only running 2 buses (out of 14) because the rest failed in inspection conducted by MVC.

Eversince, riders had complained that the service was “terrible”, and they had to wait extended hours for the bus.

The good news yesterday was that the company is expecting four (or five) buses back on the road today. After a quick call at their office, I learned that four buses are now in full operation.

Now let’s wait and see how commuters will respond.

The company’s 411 is listed below in case you want to call them…

Bergen Avenue Bus Company
Address : 1080 Broadway, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Phone : (201) 433-8248

Bad news for motorists headed back to Jersey City via Pulaski. The right lane to Broadway is closed due to a car accident.

Reported By: NJ DOT - TOC North

NJ DOT - TOC North: accident on Pulaski Skyway northbound at Broadway (Jersey City) right lane closed

Drive safely!

Photo Credit: link

Just a heads-up if you are going to NY this evening: Holland Tunnel will be congested as it will be used by at least 1,500 motorcyclists headed to Little Italy in the big city.

Read the rest for the traffic advisory…

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Photo for illustration purposes only. Riders of Bergen Avenue Bus have to wait at least 40 minutes for the bus to arrive.

Commuters > Buses. Literally, and mathematically.

Due to repairs and maintenance needed, Bergen Avenue Bus Company only runs two good buses that transport commuters from Bayonne to Jersey City (JSQ). The commuters also have to endure the heat because of the buses’ lack of air-conditioning system.

“For the past two days, I’ve been waiting about an hour,” said Hudson County Community College student Emily Amparo, as she waited for a bus around 2 p.m. yesterday at the Journal Square bus depot.

“It’s been horrible,” Amparo added about the lack of A/C. “But I have no choice.”

The news said that there’s a roughly 17,000 monthly commuters who use this Bayonne-JSQ line. Wow. Makes me appreciate my old cranky car.

Full news here.

Good news for Jersey City commuters …. PATH Service is now back after the smoky conditions yesterday that annoyed thousands of passengers:

PATH service between 33rd Street and the Journal Square and Hoboken stations has been restored in both directions following a service disruption due to power cable damage caused by a track fire between the Christopher and 9th Street stations.

Normal PATH operations are expected for the Wednesday morning commute. Regular service also will operate on the Newark-to-World Trade Center and Hoboken-to-World Trade Center lines.

If you want to know how it looked like yesterday down there in the tunnel, watch this short video taken by 212nyc (Jimmy) of flickr.com:

Here’s the link, in case you can’t see the video: http://www.flickr.com/photos/212nyc/2568094956/

Photo for illustration purposes only. This is not the actual incident.

UPDATE (June 11, 2008) - PATH service has been restored.

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UPDATE (3:40PM) — PATH will be out beyond rush hour. Commuters won’t be able to ride PATH for the entire evening. Please see the comment section below for full details.

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UPDATE (12:45PM) — Wow, talk about bad luck. HEAT + No PATH = Tremendous Headache! PATH will be suspended through the evening rush hour! Read the Alert:

PATH service between 33rd Street and the Journal Square and Hoboken stations will be suspended in both directions through this evening’s rush hour due to power cable damage caused by a track fire between the Christopher and 9th Street stations. PATH stations at 33rd Street, 23rd Street, 14th Street, 9th Street and Christopher Street stations will be closed this evening. PATH will operate regular service on its Newark to World Trade Center and Hoboken to World Trade Center lines, and also will operate between Journal Square and Hoboken stations.

NJ Transit will cross-honor PATH tickets on its trains and buses at Penn Station New York and Penn Station Newark. PATH passengers also can use the New York City subway system to pick up PATH service at the World Trade Center Station.

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UPDATE (10:35AM): Due to a signal problem, train service on the Hoboken to World Trade Center line is suspended

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Original Post : June 10, 2008 10:22 AM

Another “smoke conditions” in the PATH, causing suspensions of train services on the Journal Square/Hoboken to 33rd Street line.

The last time it happened, the suspension lasted an hour. Let’s see how long the PATH is going to fix this. Hopefully before rush hour so Jersey City residents from NY can get home on time, trouble-free!

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Any Jersey City residents stuck on Pulaski? An overturned vehicle is the cause of the delay on southbound area of South Kearny (South Kearny).

Here’s the report from njcommuter.com:

NJ DOT - TOC North: accident with injuries and overturned vehicle on Pulaski Skyway southbound area of South Kearny(South Kearny) right lane closed 1 mile delay.

Hope the injuries are just minor.

Summit Avenue near MVC/DMV office in Jersey City

Some parts of the ripped up roads on Summit Avenue and Sip Avenue are now asphalted. The photo above was taken at around 430PM today.

Right now, Summit Avenue at Five Corners is closed for more construction. It will probably be re-opened tomorrow for traffic. Hopefully, the entire work will be finished before the week ends.