North Jersey traffic roundup – Bruce Springsteen opens at MetLife Stadium Wednesday

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North Jersey traffic – Bruce Springsteen at MetLife Stadium

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Bruce Springsteen, horse racing, college football and roadwork might cause some traffic trouble in North Jersey this week. Visit 511nj.org or for up-to-date traffic information and real-time traffic cameras from throughout the state, or call 511.

Bergen County traffic

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Aug. 30, Sept. 1 and Sept. 3. The concerts may cause congestion at Exit 16W on the New Jersey Turnpike; Routes 3, 17 and 120; Interstate 495, the Lincoln Tunnel, and the George Washington Bridge. A Pre-Concert Experience will take place at the American Dream mall each day, from noon to 6 p.m.
Horse racing at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford from 6:20 to 11 p.m., Sept. 1 through Sept. 9 may cause traffic issues around the area of the complex.
The outdoor Meadowlands Marketplace at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, Sept. 2 through Sept. 9, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., may cause some extra congestion in the area.
The left lane will be closed for bridge inspection on Route 46 westbound near Outwater Lane in Saddle Brook on Aug. 30, from 1 to 3 p.m.
At least one lane will be closed for paving operations on the Garden State Parkway northbound between Exit 159 in Saddle Brook and Exit 163 in Paramus, from 8 p.m. on Aug. 30 to 6 a.m. on Aug. 31.
One lane will be closed for construction on Route 46 eastbound near Summit Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights, from 9 p.m. on Aug. 30 through 5 a.m. on Aug. 31.
One lane will be closed for construction on Route 208 northbound between Cedarhill Avenue and Russell Avenue in Wyckoff, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., through Aug. 31.
One lane will be closed for construction on the George Washington Bridge Upper Level eastbound, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., through Aug. 31; and from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., through Sept. 1. All lanes will be closed on the Lower Level, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., through Sept. 1.
Two lanes will be closed for a moving line striping operation on Route 17 northbound between East Saddle River Road in Ridgewood and Lake Street in Ramsey, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Sept. 1.
At least one local lane will be closed for roadwork on I-80 eastbound near Exit 66 in Hackensack, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., through Sept. 1.
The right lane will be closed for construction on Route 17 northbound near Ridgewood Avenue in Paramus, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sept. 5 through Sept. 9.
Two lanes will be closed for construction on Route 4 westbound, between Belle Avenue and River Road in Teaneck, from 11 p.m. on Sept. 9 through 8 a.m. on Sept. 10.
The Fair Lawn Avenue bridge will remain closed between Second Street in Fair Lawn and Route 20 in Paterson for bridge replacement through Nov. 30.

Essex County traffic

The left express lane will be closed for roadwork on I-78 westbound near Exit 58 in Newark on Aug. 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The New Jersey Turnpike Outer Roadway southbound will be closed between Exit 14 in Newark and Exit 6 in Mansfield, from 8 p.m. on Aug. 30 to 7 a.m. on Aug. 31.
The left lane will be closed for drainage improvements on Route 10 in both directions from the Ledgewood traffic circle in Roxbury to Prospect Ave in West Orange, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., through Aug. 31. A moving operation in this area will close one lane in each direction, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., through Sept. 2.
Two lanes will be closed for utility work on Route 21 northbound near exit 5 in Newark, from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., Aug. 31 through Sept. 1.
At least one lane will be closed in both directions for construction on Route 21 between Exit 7 in Belleville and Exit 12 in Passaic, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., through Sept. 1.
The right lane will be closed for landscaping on Route 21 northbound between South Street and the Prudential Center in Newark, from 7 p.m. on Sept. 10 to 3:30 a.m. on Sept. 11.

Hudson County traffic

The Brick City HBCU Kickoff Classic football game on Sept. 2, from 3 to 6 p.m., with the Hampton University Pirates vs. Grambling, at Red Bull Arena in Harrison may cause some delays in the area, including I-280.
Two lanes will be closed for road maintenance operations on Truck Route 1&9 southbound at the Hackensack River Drawbridge in Kearny/Jersey City, from 9 p.m. on Aug. 31 through 4 a.m. on Sept. 1.
The right lane will be closed for construction in the Holland Tunnel South Tube eastbound, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., through Sept. 1.

Morris County traffic

The left lane will be closed for drainage improvements on Route 10 in both directions from the Ledgewood traffic circle in Roxbury to Prospect Ave in West Orange, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., through Aug. 31. A moving operation in this area will close one lane in each direction, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., through Sept. 2.
At least one lane will be closed for roadwork on I-80 westbound between Exit 59 in Paterson and Exit 47A in Parsippany, between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., through Sept. 1.
One lane will be closed for utility work on Route 46 in both directions between Beverwyck Road in Parsippany and Hook Mountain Road in Montville, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., through Sept. 1.
At least one lane will be closed for construction in either direction on Route 15 near Berkshire Valley Road in Rockaway and Jefferson, deom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., through Sept. 1.

Passaic County traffic

The right lane will be closed for construction on Route 20 in both directions between the Route 46 split in Clifton and E. 30th Street in Paterson, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., through Aug. 31.
At least one lane will be closed in both directions for construction on Route 21 between Exit 7 in Belleville and Exit 12 in Passaic, from 8 p.m. to 6 am., through Sept. 1.
At least one lane will be closed for roadwork on I-80 westbound between Exit 59 in Paterson and Exit 47A in Parsippany, between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., through Sept. 1.
The right lane will be closed on Route 20 northbound, between Route 46 in Clifton and 20th Avenue in Paterson, for drainage improvements and longterm construction until Sept. 29.
The Fair Lawn Avenue bridge will remain closed between Second Street in Fair Lawn and Route 20 in Paterson for bridge replacement through Nov. 30.
Construction will continue to keep the Route 46 westbound ramp to Valley Road in Clifton closed until Feb. 4.

Sussex County traffic

All lanes will be intermittently closed for roadwork on Route 206 northound near Route 94 in Newton on Aug. 29, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The right lane will be closed for drainage improvements on Route 206 southbound near Waterloo Road in Stanhope, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., through Aug. 31.
The right lane will be closed for construction on Route 15 southbound at the Sparta Bypass, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., through Aug. 31.