Heavy delays hit Lincoln Tunnel as $11 billion terminal project gets underway

Maybe you thought taking the bus would be a smoother commute during the New Jersey transit cutover. Not so fast. 495 by the Lincoln Tunnel is always a highly congested zone. It could be even more so for, get this, years. Not good. Not good. Once the gas prices go down, I'll start using my car again. I know with traffic, with whatever they're doing with Port Authority, it's going to be worse because one of my buses does go into New York. It's 35 minutes or 40 minutes, depending on the tunnel. That usually just takes forever. This is all a part of the new $11 billion Port Authority bus terminal construction. It's opening in 2035 in Midtown. The current one, 75 years old, is said to be the busiest in the world. Bus traffic starting Thursday is taking new, temporary routes while the existing ramps are removed. The agency and bus lines like New Jersey Transit and Academy Bus are telling riders to allot more time for possible delays. I make a point to just get to and from extra early. The morning-exclusive bus lane uses a different ramp and will stay open, but it's another transportation warning for commuters that are already dealing with four more weeks of reduced train service from the Portal Bridge cutover. If you're going to fix a train, don't do the same thing to the Port Authority because we're going to have to use, everybody's going to have to use the rail and it's a mess. Phase one of the Port Authority construction ends in 2030, with the terminal's grand opening projected for 2035. In Union City, Tom Krasnowski, News 12, New Jersey.