Press Release Article

BRIDGES, TUNNELS AND RAIL ADVISORY

Date: May 29, 2020
Press Release Number: 55-2020

Lane closings planned at the George Washington Bridge and Holland Tunnel

PATH World Trade Center open this weekend; Trains operate between WTC and Exchange Place

Face coverings required for anyone using Port Authority facilities to prevent spread of COVID-19

Lanes will be closed this week at the George Washington Bridge and Holland Tunnel for ongoing construction and repair projects.

As a reminder to the traveling public, face coverings are required for anyone using Port Authority facilities to help protect fellow passengers and employees from the spread of COVID-19, including PATH trains and stations; the World Trade Center transportation hub; the Midtown Bus Terminal and George Washington Bridge Bus Station; the Port Authority’s airports and on AirTrain.

George Washington Bridge:

From 8 p.m. Friday, May 29, to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 30, two westbound lanes of the upper level Trans-Manhattan Expressway will be closed.
From 9 p.m. Friday, May 29, to 5 a.m. Saturday, May 30, all southbound lanes on Hudson Terrace in Fort Lee, N.J., will be closed.
From 10 p.m. Friday, May 29, to 8 a.m. Saturday, May 30, all eastbound lanes of the lower level and two eastbound lanes of the lower level Trans-Manhattan Expressway will be closed.
From 10 p.m. Friday, May 29, to 8 a.m. Saturday, May 30, one eastbound lane of the upper level Trans-Manhattan Expressway will be closed.
From 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 30, one westbound lane of the upper level Trans-Manhattan Expressway will be closed.
From 9 p.m. Saturday, May 30, to 10 a.m. Sunday, May 31, two westbound lanes of the upper level Trans-Manhattan Expressway will be closed.

Holland Tunnel:

Due to ongoing Superstorm Sandy-related repairs, the New York-bound tube of the Holland Tunnel will be closed on Friday, May 29, from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. the following morning. Closures will resume on Monday, June 1, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, and on multiple overnights each week through spring 2022. The New Jersey-bound tube remains open at all times during work. For more information on this critical repair project, click here: http://www.panynj.gov/hollandtunnelrepairs
From Sunday, May 31, through Thursday, June 4, from 11:59 p.m. each night through 5:30 a.m. the following morning, one westbound lane will be closed for ongoing repairs.

PATH:

PATH’s World Trade Center station will be open this weekend, and PATH service will operate between WTC and Exchange Place.
As a reminder, the 9th Street and 23rd Street stations are closed overnights from midnight to 5 a.m. through the duration of the emergency orders. Nearby PATH stations at Christopher Street, 14th Street and 33rd Street remain open 24 hours a day unless otherwise noted.
PATH service is operating on modified schedules throughout the week until further notice. For additional information on PATH service and train schedules, visit www.panynj.gov/StayOnTrack or download the PATH mobile app, RidePath.

To receive real time traffic updates, travelers should register for Bridge and Tunnel Alerts at www.paalerts.com, call 511 or visit www.511NY.org or www.511NJ.org.

Contact:
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
212-435-7777

Founded in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains many of the most important transportation and trade infrastructure assets in the country. The agency’s network of aviation, ground, rail, and seaport facilities is among the busiest in the country, supports more than 550,000 regional jobs, and generates more than $23 billion in annual wages and $80 billion in annual economic activity. The Port Authority also owns and manages the 16-acre World Trade Center site, where the 1,776-foot-tall One World Trade Center is now the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. The Port Authority receives no tax revenue from either the State of New York or New Jersey or from the City of New York. The agency raises the necessary funds for the improvement, construction or acquisition of its facilities primarily on its own credit. For more information, please visit http://www.panynj.gov.