Pulaski Skyway closes overnight Friday for repair work
The Pulaski Skyway will be closed in both directions from 11 p.m. Friday until noon Saturday.
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The Pulaski Skyway will be closed in both directions from 11 p.m. Friday until noon Saturday.
According to the Archdiocese of Newark, two football coaches from Hudson Catholic High School were among the victims of Friday's fatal car crash.
Officials say the car was carrying six people and somehow went airborne, hitting a support column for the Pulaski Skyway, before it burst into flames. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
A fiery crash in Newark, New Jersey killed six people when their car smashed into a support column under the Pulaski Skyway, Essex County officials said.
Six people died in a fiery crash in Newark, New Jersey when the car they were in smashed into a support column under the Pulaski Skyway.
The Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City has major work scheduled for Thursday night. Closures begin just before midnight and continue until 5 a.m. Friday.
The Pulaski Skyway is shutting down in both directions this weekend so that crews can complete important repairs. Drivers are urged to use the New Jersey Turnpike Hudson County extension.
Police say the driver struck a guardrail, causing the vehicle to flip over.
Drivers are urged to use the New Jersey Turnpike-Hudson County Extension.
The Pulaski Skyway will be completely closed this weekend for restoration work. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3M5cd4j
Traffic was closed in both directions on the Pulaski Skyway Thursday morning as police confronted a man threatening to jump from the bridge.
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If your route takes you over the Pulaski Skyway soon, you may have to change your plans.
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It's another weekend of detours for motorists who use the Pulaski Skyway to travel between Newark and Jersey City.
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This weekend marked the first of eight weekends for which the Pulaski Skyway was to be closed in both directions.
Motorists who use the Pulaski Skyway will need to find alternate routes starting this weekend.
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