Commuter alert: Extensive delays on Staten Island Expressway on Tuesday morning

Update: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey sent an alert stating that the crash on the Outerbridge Crossing had been cleared just before 8 a.m.

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On the morning of Tuesday, December 17, 2024, an emergency response is in progress in reaction to a collision on the Staten Island Expressway close to Clove Road. (Source: 511 NY.)Thanks to 511 NY

New York’s Staten Island. There may be significant delays on the Staten Island Expressway Brooklyn headed for the Tuesday morning rush hour, according to Notify NYC.

Notify NYC reports that traffic is backed up on the Staten Island Expressway due to a collision near Hylan Boulevard.

According to the Notify NYC alert, think about taking different routes and factor in extra time for travel.

An emergency response to a collision in the right lane close to Clove Road is captured on surveillance footage. The HOV lane is being used to redirect traffic.

Around 8:45 a.m., a crash that left the right lane obstructed caused residual delays on the Goethals Bridge to Staten Island, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

511 NY reports that during the emergency reaction to the incident involving injuries, the eastbound span’s right lane was shut.

The Port Authority reports that the collision on the bridge was cleared at approximately nine in the morning.

Beginning at Clove Road, traffic is jammed nearly all the way along the Brooklyn-bound motorway.

Earlier in the Tuesday morning rush hour, police were called to a collision on the Outerbridge Crossing, which was headed toward Staten Island.

An warning on 511 NY stated that the right lane was closed due to a mid-span collision.

511 NY reports that the event was reported at 6:41 a.m.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey also issued an alert.

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