2TRENTON, N.J. – Wednesday’s morning rush hour brought typical congestion across major New Jersey highways, with long delays reported at Hudson River crossings and pockets of heavy volume on the Turnpike and Garden State Parkway.

By 9 a.m., travel times into New York City were stretching well beyond the morning average.

The heaviest backups were reported on the George Washington Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, and Garden State Parkway northbound through Essex and Union counties.

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George Washington Bridge eastbound delays reached 35 to 40 minutes from I-80 to the Alexander Hamilton Bridge.

Lincoln and Holland tunnel trips averaged 20–30 minutes into Manhattan.

Volume caused multi-mile slowdowns on the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike near Newark.

Turnpike traffic slugg

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