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Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Route 35 bridge in Perth Amboy will be closed this weekend
PERTH AMBOY – The Route 35 Bridge over the Route 440 Perth Amboy Connector/CR 624 will be closed and detoured this weekend for the second of two concrete deck pours on the northbound side of the bridge in the city. The first concrete deck pour was completed on Sunday, April 13. More: Perth Amboy landlord fights to keep her property over city land seizure Beginning at 7 a.m. Sunday, April 27, until 6 a.m. Monday, April 28, the Route 35 Bridge over the Route 440 Perth Amboy Connector/CR 624 is scheduled to be closed and detoured in both directions between Fayette Street and New Brunswick Avenue. The bridge is just north of the Route 35 Victory Bridge over the Raritan River and goes over the Route 440 Perth Amboy Connector/CR 624. This is the second of two closures necessary to pour the new concrete deck on the northbound side of the bridge. The following detours will be in place on Sunday, April 13: Motorists traveling on Route 35 southbound will be directed to turn right onto New Brunswick Avenue/CR 616 Turn left onto South Florida Grove Road Turn left onto Perth Amboy Connector/CR 624 Turn right onto Hebert Street Turn right onto Fayette Street Turn left onto Route 35 southbound Motorists traveling on Route 35 northbound will be directed to turn right onto Fayette Street Turn left onto CR 624/Perth Amboy Connector Stay in the right lane to turn right onto South Florida Grove Road Turn right onto New Brunswick Avenue/CR 616 Turn left onto Route 35 northbound The $16.9 million federally funded project will replace the bridge, which is in poor condition. Construction will take place in stages with the southbound side of the bridge reconstructed first. The project will also replace guiderail and fencing. The entire project is expected to be completed in fall 2025. The precise timing of the work is subject to change, due to weather or other factors. Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT's traffic information website at for construction updates and real-time travel information and for NJDOT news follow them on X (Twitter) @NewJerseyDOT, on the NJDOT Facebook page at or Instagram at Brad Wadlow is a staff writer for This article originally appeared on NJ traffic: Route 35 bridge in Perth Amboy will be closed this weekend
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Yahoo
School bus headed to New York flips, more than a dozen injured
A school bus headed to New York crashed on the Garden State Parkway injuring at least 13 of its 31 passengers. Mayor Mike Ghassali of Montvale, N.J. said Tuesday morning that one passenger, a 14-year-old boy, was 'fighting for his' after being pinned under the overturned vehicle during the Monday night wreck. The mayor posted a photo of the flipped vehicle on Facebook after the crash, where he said those injured were taken to local hospitals. 'THANKFULY [sic] NO FATALITIES REPORTED,' Ghassali wrote online. 'MOST SERIOUS INJURY NOW HAS A PULSE.' The crash occurred roughly 30 miles from Midtown Manhattan around 7:45 p.m. Ghassali said the bus was coming from Lakewood, N.J. Rockland Daily reported passengers were headed to the Shikun Skver Hasidic village in Rockland County for a wedding event, and that passengers were young men accompanied by two adults. One of the younger passengers was reportedly seriously injured. Gov. Phil Murphy said on social media that he was aware of the incident. 'I've been briefed on a crash on the Garden State Parkway earlier tonight near the James Gandolfini Service Area involving an overturned school bus from Lakewood,' he posted on X. '@NJSP and @NewJerseyDOT are currently on the scene. An investigation is ongoing.' ABC News reported Tuesday that 15 people including a 44-year-old bus driver were treated for injuries.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Yahoo
School bus headed to New York flips, more than a dozen injured
A school bus headed to New York crashed on the Garden State Parkway injuring 13 of its 31 passengers Monday night. Mayor Mike Ghassali of Montvale, N.J. posted a photo of the flipped vehicle on Facebook, where he said those injured were taken to local hospitals. 'THANKFULY [sic] NO FATALITIES REPORTED,' Ghassali wrote online. 'MOST SERIOUS INJURY NOW HAS A PULSE.' The crash occurred roughly 30 miles from Midtown Manhattan around 7:45 p.m. Ghassali said the bus was coming from Lakewood, N.J. Rockland Daily reported passengers were headed to the Shikun Skver Hasidic village in Rockland County for a wedding event, and that passengers were young men accompanied by two adults. One of the younger passengers was reportedly seriously injured. Gov. Phil Murphy said on social media that he was aware of the incident. 'I've been briefed on a crash on the Garden State Parkway earlier tonight near the James Gandolfini Service Area involving an overturned school bus from Lakewood,' he posted on X. '@NJSP and @NewJerseyDOT are currently on the scene. An investigation is ongoing.'
