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Outbound Lincoln Tunnel Briefly Closed For Stuck Tractor Trailer

By DNAinfo staff
May 7, 2012 11:20am | Updated May 7, 2012 11:57am
Outbound Lincoln Tunnel traffic has been suspended Monday morning, the city said.
Outbound Lincoln Tunnel traffic has been suspended Monday morning, the city said.
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By Trevor Kapp and Alan Neuhauser

DNAinfo.com New York Staff

MANHATTAN —The outbound Lincoln Tunnel was closed for roughly two hours Monday morning after a disabled tractor-trailer forced Port Authority officials to halt most traffic to New Jersey, officials said.

The over-height truck got stuck at the tunnel at 9:15 a.m., the Port Authority reported. It was cleared at 11:12. Buses were exempted from the closure.

New York City's Office of Emergency Management reported "residual delays" on its Twitter account at 11:35 a.m. An alert on the Port Authority website warned drivers to expect delays of 30 minutes.

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