Crane removal, heavy rain expected to snarl Friday commute
Friday's rain will complicate efforts to clear out the crane that caught fire and collapsed over the summer in Hell's Kitchen. CBS New York's John Dias has a live update.
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Friday's rain will complicate efforts to clear out the crane that caught fire and collapsed over the summer in Hell's Kitchen. CBS New York's John Dias has a live update.
Crews are scheduled to be on the scene from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and will shut down one lane of West 41st Street between 10th and Dyer avenues.
Crews are working to remove the crane that caught fire and partially collapsed back in July high over Hell's Kitchen. CBS New York's John Dias has a live update from the scene.
Drivers faced heavy delays Tuesday morning at the Lincoln Tunnel as crews worked to remove the crane that caught fire back in July high above Hell's Kitchen. CBS New York's Alice Gainer has a live update from the scene.
There were delays at the Lincoln Tunnel during Wednesday's evening commute. Dan Rice reports from Chopper 2.
The fire caused a smoke condition, stranding drivers on outbound lanes.
There were some tense moments for drivers at the Lincoln Tunnel during the Friday evening commute when a car caught fire. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3QLXQVN
There were some tense moments for drivers at the Lincoln Tunnel during the Friday evening commute when a car caught fire.
There was a mess at the Lincoln Tunnel during the Friday evening commute. Jim Smith reports from Chopper 2.
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There are lots of lane closures at the bridges and tunnels this weekend and early next week.
There are lots of lane closures at the bridges and tunnels this weekend.
As CBS2's Jessica Moore reports, E-ZPass tolls have increased by $1, as have tolls delivered by mail.
The change is expected to reduce commute times, emissions and the number of accidents at the crossing.
The new system went into effect on Sunday. CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
The Lincoln Tunnel is the last Port Authority crossing to switch to electronic tolling, CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
Not much will change for E-ZPass users. Those without a transponder will get a bill in the mail.
Cash tolls at the inbound Lincoln Tunnel are coming to an end. This weekend, drivers will only be able to use E-ZPass lanes. The Lincoln Tunnel is the last New York/New Jersey crossing to activate a high-tech system to gather toll information. CBS2's Christine Sloan found out what drivers think and what it means if you don't have E-ZPass.
The Lincoln Tunnel is the last Port Authority crossing to make the switch to cashless tolling.
"If we have to, we've got options, which I don't want to use, but we can use through the Port Authority," Murphy said.
A crash involving a car and bus snarled traffic into the tunnel for the morning commute.
Port Authority Police say the driver who caused the crash tried to leave the scene, but their car became disabled, and police found them.
The Port Authority closed the tunnel's south tube for about three hours Sunday morning for the 3.1-mile race.
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