Was traffic backed up due to the accident on the NJ Turnpike this morning?”
Turnpike Authority spokesman Joe Orlando says traffic is backed up about 19 miles because the northbound truck lanes are closed near Interchange 13 in Elizabeth. That stretch of toll road is closed while state police investigate what happened. Details remain sketchy. It happened around 6:45 a.m. and Orlando says at least one person was critically injured. Orlando says delays are spilling over to the Garden State Parkway and other highways and local roads. NJ Transit trains are honoring bus passes. Orlando says he’s never seen anything like it in recent years. Chopper 2 HD was over the scene of the accident near Elizabeth shortly after it occurred, where traffic was backed up for miles in the truck and car lanes. Wednesday morning commuters are advised to use Route 1/9 or Route 27 as alternates.
