Here are the transit and traffic alerts you'll need to get through your commute this week.  The Fair Lawn Avenue Bridge over the Passaic River will be closed starting Tuesday. Detours will be posted. Rail Alerts Trains will operate on a weekend schedule on Memorial Day. Bicycles and Segways will not be allowed on trains. Bus Alerts Bus schedules will vary by route on Memorial Day.  Terrace Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights between Lawerence Avenue and Columbus Street will be closed for a Memorial Day parade. Bus route 76 (Newark-Hackensack) will operate on a detour. Buses traveling toward …

Here are the transit and traffic alerts you'll need to get through your commute this week. Rail Alerts All trains will arrive at the inbound track of the Mahwah NJ Transit stationWednesday and Thursday from 10:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Friday from 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Inbound trains will arrive on the center track of the Ridgewood NJ Transit stationMonday and Tuesday from 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bus Alerts NJ Transit will offer early getaway service from the Port Authority on the following local routes on Friday for Memorial Day weekend: 158 Edgewater-Fort Lee 159 Fort Lee-Linwood Park via …

Commuters can now receive train schedule information via text message. NJ Transit has partnered with Long Island text engine company CooCoo. Commuters can text a station-to-station request to 266266 (CooCoo) and receive a text back with the next scheduled trains as menu options. Then, commuters can text back the letter corresponding to the train they'd like, and CooCoo will respond with fares and travel times. Commuters can also request specific times in their texts. The service works with the Metro-North and Long Island railroads as well. Rail Alerts Inbound trains will arrive at the center …

Here are the transit and traffic alerts you'll need to get through your commute this week. Rail Alerts All trains will arrive on the inbound track of theMahwah NJ Transit station Wednesday from 10:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. All trains will arrive on the outbound track Thursday from 10:50 a.m. to 3 p.m. Traffic Alerts All lanes of the lower level of the George Washington Bridge will be closed Monday to Thursday from 11 p.m. each night to 5 a.m. the following morning for steel and concrete repairs and work to rehabilitate the upper deck. All lanes of the eastbound Lincoln Tunnel helix will be closed …

The I-80 eastbound exit 62B ramp to Saddle River Road will be closed Monday night for paving. The ramp will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Motorists who want to access Saddle River Road can take exit 63 to Riverview Avenue northbound to Essex Street westbound to Rochelle Avenue north to Railroad Avenue to Saddle River Road. Rail Alerts The east end elevator for tracks 7 and 8 at New York Penn Station is out of service. Service will return on or about Thursday. Commuters can use the west end concourse elevator in the meantime. All trains will arrive on the inbound track at the Mahwah NJ …

Here are the transit and traffic alerts you'll need to get through your commute this week. Rail Alerts All trains will arrive on the inbound track at theMahwah NJ Transit Station Tuesday from 10:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. All trains will arrive on the outbound track on Thursday from 10:55 a.m. to 3 p.m. Inbound trains will arrive on the center track at the Ridgewood NJ Transit StationWednesday from 10:20 a.m. to 3 p.m. Traffic Alerts All lanes of the westbound Lincoln Tunnel helix will be closed Tuesday from 11 p.m. until 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning for catch basin cleaning. Motorists can follow …

Here are the transit and traffic alerts you'll need to get through your commute this week. Rail Alerts All trains will arrive on the inbound track at theMahwah NJ Transit station, Friday from 10:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Traffic Alerts The lower level of the George Washington Bridge will be closed Monday to Thursday from 11 p.m. each night to 5 a.m. the following morning for work on the upper level deck. All lanes of the westbound Lincoln Tunnel helix will be closed Tuesday from 11 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning for catch basin cleaning. Motorists will follow detours to access New Jersey …

The Christie administration announced late last month that 10 transportation projects in Bergen County are scheduled to advance with $76.4 million from the $3.5 billion Transportation Capital Program. The bulk of the money, $40.8 million, goes toward a project to replace the Route 3 bridge over the Passaic River. The the New Jersey Department of Transportation has already started work to rehabilitate the Route 3 bridge over the Hackensack River. The Passaic River Bridge has been deemed structurally deficient and obsolete. In addition, the project description says the accident rate in the area…

The New Jersey Department of Transportation has started work to replace the Route 17 northbound bridge over Route 80 in Hackensack and Hasbrouck Heights, according to a statement from the department. The work started last week when the Department of Transportation contractor shifted both Route 17 northbound lanes to the right, into the shoulder. The department said the work would be completed in stages, so two lanes will stay open during daytime and peak hours. Further stages will require more traffic pattern changes, including long-term shoulder closures on Route 80. As the contractor …

Here are the transit and traffic alerts you'll need to get through your commute this week. Rail Alerts Inbound trains at the Rigewood NJ Transit stationwill arrive at the center track Monday to Friday from 10:20 a.m. to 4 p.m. Traffic Alerts and Advisories The two leftmost upper level eastbound bridge lanes and the two leftmost eastbound upper level expressway lanes of the George Washington Bridgewill be closed Monday to Thursday from 11 p.m. each night to 5 a.m. the following morning for Trans Manhattan Expressway Repairs. The westbound lower level will be completely closed Monday to …

NJ Transit customers looking for service information can now receive it, 140 characters at a time. NJ Transit now offers My Transit alerts onTwitter, allowing customers to receive rail, bus and light rail service updates. “The technology behind NJ TRANSIT’s My Transit alert system enables us to transmit alerts and advisories across a multitude of communication channels simultaneously—including through the website, mobile devices, digital screens, interactive voice response systems and RSS feeds,” said NJ Transit Executive Director James Weinstein  “By integrating this system with Twitter, we …

Commuters traveling northbound on Route 17 in Hackensack may experience delays as the Department of Transportation works on the South Summit Avenue bridge deck. The construction, which started Friday, is expected to require long-term closures to the ramp from Route 17 northbound to South Summit Avenue. Motorists who normally take the ramp will be directed to Essex Street southbound to South Summit Avenue. In addition, South Summit Avenue motorists headed for Route 17 northbound will take Essex Street northbound, and South Summit Avenue motorists headed for Route 17 southbound will take W. …

The New Jersey Department of Transportation started construction to rehabilitate the Route 3 bridges over the Hackensack River Friday. The bridges link Bergen County to the west to the Lincoln Tunnel to the west. About 130,000 motorists use the bridges daily. On or about March 4, NJDOT will convert the auxiliary lane from the Meadowlands Parkway to Route 3 westbound into a full travel lane. There will still be three lanes of traffic over the bridge, shifted to the right. This traffic pattern is expected to remain in place for three months. NJDOT says three travel lanes will be available in …

NJ Transit announced a pair of initiatives last week intended to give customers real-time information on trains and buses. NJ Transit entered into a contract Tuesday to install Smart Bus technology on all its bus. The technology will allow customers to receive bus location and arrival information on their web-enabled devices. NJ Transit Executive Director James Weinstein said the Smart Bus technology could lead to signs that display when the next bus would arrive, and web tools like maps displaying where buses are on their routes. The installation of smart bus platforms is expected to be …

Thanks to more than $78 million in grants from the state Department of Transportation, commuters can look forward to smoother rides on local roads. More than 300 New Jersey towns, including 46 in Bergen County, are receiving grants for street improvements, rehabilitation and safety projects. “This announcement is great news for hundreds of municipalities as they work to stretch their resources, control spending and reduce the property tax burden on residents,” said William G. Dressel Jr., executive director of the New Jersey League of Municipalities. The Department of Transportation will …

Another chapter of the Access to the Region's Core saga unfolded this week when the state refused the Federal Transit Administration's demand for $271 million in funding for the canceled project. Chris Christie canceled the ARC project in October, citing cost overruns. Now the FTA wants the money it invested into the project back. The state argues that it was entitled to the money and that the project's cancellation was out of its control. Hudson-Bergen Light Rail adds station The newest Hudson-Bergen Light Rail station opens Monday in Bayonne. The grand opening of the 8th Street Station in …

Only a handful of advisories in this week's edition of Commuting News. At the Ridgewood NJ Transit train station, outbound trains will arrive at the center track between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. Only one lane will be available in each direction from 12:30 a.m. until 5 a.m. from Tuesday to Thursday at the Lincoln Tunnel due to maintenance. There will also be lane closures at the Holland Tunnel each night between 11 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. until Thursday. According to AAA, fuel prices increased to $3.044 per regular gallon statewide from $3.028 last week. Prices are currently…