Lincoln Tunnel Traffic Snarled After Accident Updated December 14, 2011 8:12am

An accident on the New Jersey side of the Lincoln Tunnel created traffic delays on Weds., Dec. 14, 2011. (Flickr/baldeaglebluff)

MANHATTAN — An tractor-trailer near the Lincoln Tunnel created delays during the morning commute Wednesday, authorities said.

The tractor-trailer overturned just outside the busy tunnel’s exit in New Jersey about 5:15 a.m., closing lanes of traffic and causing up to 45-minute delays for drivers, a Port Authority spokeswoman said.

All traffic lanes had reopened as of 8 a.m., the spokeswoman added.

Manhattan-bound traffic had to be diverted to the Holland Tunnel and Geroge Washington Bridge while the accident wads cleared. 

New York City-bound New Jersey Transit trains were also experiencing delays between Newark and Manhattan, according to NJ Transit.

By Patrick Hedlund, DNAinfo.com

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