NJ-bound side of Holland Tunnel to close overnight for nearly 3 years

Submitted by Blecher_onthe_Hudson t3_10etj4k in jerseycity

Wow, this is guaranteed to be a good time!

The New Jersey-bound side of the Holland Tunnel will close six nights a week for nearly three years to repair damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Port Authority officials announced Tuesday.

Agency officials said the partial closure will begin on Feb. 4 and run every night from 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., except Friday nights, when it will start and end later. The closures won't apply to Saturdays and major holidays.

The regular shutdowns will be in effect until at least the end of 2025.

https://gothamist.com/news/nj-bound-side-of-holland-tunnel-to-close-overnight-for-nearly-3-years

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JCwhatimsayin t1_j4t4aye wrote

Oh man, if they would let us ride bikes through there while the construction is happening, that would be awesome.

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cr4z3d t1_j4t4s86 wrote

Damn this sucks real hard, at least Saturday is unaffected.

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Jersey-City-2468 t1_j4tajzf wrote

I can’t believe it’s taken them 10 years to mobilize repairs from hurricane SANDY!

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jman457 t1_j4tcls7 wrote

It will probably 5 knowing how fucking slow everything moves here

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101ina45 t1_j4tdqy6 wrote

Just another reason we're moving to NYC

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rajonrondough t1_j4tgyum wrote

This is horrible. Anyone know if they’ll increase path service back to NJ during these hours? (I’m assuming no)

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lilintrovert104 t1_j4th8k0 wrote

saw a lot of shows in Manhattan/Brooklyn in 2022 on Wed or Thursday nights and the holland tunnel was almost always closed on my way home back to jersey. it’s horrible but I feel as if this happens semi often already

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thedukeoferla t1_j4thq0j wrote

Cue someone mentioning a pedestrian bridge in…..3……2…….1………

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spypol t1_j4tikur wrote

So more likely a decade

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JohtoJaguars t1_j4tvw0j wrote

Replying to lilintrovert104 (#1,392,503)

You’re 100% right. Sometimes have to work very early or very late (or both) in nyc, and when I first moved to JC the quick off-hours commute was a major perk…Nothing worse than getting off a long shift after midnight or waking up early af only to remember the closure and adjust. I’d prefer train, but work demands I drive. And I love JC, do NOT want to move into the boroughs lol

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stf210 t1_j4u1yza wrote

But don't worry; we're spending 10 billion widening the lanes going into New York to help compensate. Somehow. For... Reasons.

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datatadata t1_j4u2hse wrote

Sandy? That was like 10 years ago lol

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red__what t1_j4u3cgq wrote

10+ years and I keep hearing about Hurricane Sandy repairs.

Shameful

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Alukrad t1_j4uf16o wrote

So, are people diving down to the river floor and solder some stuff?

Or what?

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el_barto_15 t1_j4up44a wrote

They should widen and extend the turnpike so people get there faster!

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GoHuskies1984 t1_j4urkpg wrote

No big deal. Navigation will automatically reroute and there are already truck route signs that route to the Lincoln Tunnel.

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deaddabrain t1_j4urq44 wrote

Why don’t people want to come back to the office???

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Economy-Cupcake808 t1_j4uu4iq wrote

Maybe it’s unrelated but the last few times I drove through the tunnel there has been water dripping on my windshield. They’ve got some leaks that need fixing.

Also this really isn’t a huge deal just take the Lincoln at these hours it’s not a huge detour.

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centech t1_j4vbch8 wrote

So ignoring how much this is going to suck.. I also read it as there has been a serious problem with the tunnel for 10 years and they've been like "eh, we'll get to it..".

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thebruns t1_j4vglea wrote

Fun fact: Theyve been closing one of the Amtrak train tunnels every weekend since Sandy for repairs.

Year 11 and theyre still "repairing" it. Its why weekend NJT trains are so bad.

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iSkyscraper t1_j4vm0tc wrote

You would think they would pair this with an announcement about improved PATH service during this period to compensate, especially since THE SAME AGENCY runs both the tunnel and PATH...

... but alas, no.

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fastAFguy t1_j4vvhcc wrote

Yassssssssss!!! Maybe PATH will improve overnight service as a result…

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Laterdays82 t1_j4w6tej wrote

One more reason not to go to Manhattan at night anymore. (Although, as someone else mentioned, it would be good if this motivates them to increase late night PATH service.)

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aa043 t1_j4wf64c wrote

Start posting signs and ads now. People will forget and be stuck trying to get home after midnight via unfamiliar routes when the remaining tunnel jams.

Expansion of access to Holland tunnel now makes no sense for a few years.

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mmmmyah t1_j4wik0p wrote

Just a reminder for late night commuters who want to avoid the PATH - take any bus out of port authority across the Lincoln tunnel to the first stop in jersey and Uber / lyft from there (it’s under 20 bucks)

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Laterdays82 t1_j4xqei4 wrote

Replying to Laterdays82 (#1,397,855)

Why are people downloading this? Don't we all want increased PATH service? (Not saying this is a fair trade, just saying if they HAVE to close the tunnel, they may as well increase PATH frequency at night.)

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Blecher_onthe_Hudson OP t1_j4yadi1 wrote

Replying to mmmmyah (#1,402,237)

The trick to late night PATH use is timing. If you know the schedule for your stop, just get there 5 minutes beforehand and it doesn't seem so bad, even if you had to wait 20 minutes in the bar before you left!

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