PORT AUTHORITY TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR JUNE 14 TO JUNE 20, 2024 (2024)

Lane Closures Planned This Week atthe George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, Bayonne Bridge and Goethals Bridge

Security Screening Delays Expected at Newark Liberty Terminal B Monday Morning Through Friday Night Due to Equipment Upgrades; Passengers Should Allow Additional Travel Time

REMINDER: World Trade Center-bound and Hoboken/33 St-bound PATH Trains Bypass Grove St Station This Weekend and Multiple Weekends Through Late June for Station Rehabilitation Work; Additional Trains Running from Exchange Pl to World Trade Center

Construction Underway at John F. Kennedy International Airport; Travelers Urged to Use Mass Transit, Motorists Should Expect Delays

For the week of June 14 to 20, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey encourages all travelers who use the agency’s facilities to plan ahead and consider additional travel time due to the lane closures or service changes detailed below.

Air travelers should also note that due to construction underway for the $19 billion redevelopment of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), motorists and anyone using for-hire vehicle services should expect delays or reroutes due to detours or closures of parts of the airport roadway network. The Port Authority encourages the use of mass transit for access to or from JFK — with 20-minute trains to the Jamaica AirTrain JFK station from Grand Central Terminal or Penn Station. For motorists, the Port Authority encourages the use of its free drop-off, pickup and waiting lot at the Lefferts Boulevard AirTrain JFK station, where passengers can easily connect to the free on-airport AirTrain for an eight-minute ride to airport terminals. These roadway changes are required to accommodate the work underway to transform JFK into a world-class global gateway with new terminals, local concessions, family-friendly amenities, and a best-in-class air travel experience.Travelers can visit Construction.JFKAirport.comfor customized travel impacts.

LANE CLOSURES:

George Washington Bridge:

• From 10 p.m. Friday, June 14, to 8 a.m. Saturday, June 15, one lane on the ramp from northbound U.S. Route 1-9/eastbound U.S. Route 46 to the eastbound upper and lower levels will be closed.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, June 14, to 8 a.m. Saturday, June 15, the ramp from the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway to eastbound lanes on the upper level will be closed. Motorists can exit at Hudson Terrace.
• On Friday, June 14, from 10 p.m. to 11:59 p.m., two eastbound lanes on the upper level will be closed.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, June 14 to 11:59 p.m. Saturday, June 15, two westbound lanes on the upper level will be closed.
• From 11:59 p.m. Friday, June 14, to 8 a.m. Saturday, June 15, three eastbound lanes on the upper level will be closed.
• From 11:59 p.m. Friday, June 14, to 8 a.m. Saturday, June 15, the ramp from the northbound Henry Hudson Parkway to westbound lanes on the upper level will be closed. Motorists can use the lower level.
• From 11:59 p.m. Friday, June 14, to 8 a.m. Saturday, June 15, the ramp from 179thStreet to the upper level will be closed. Motorists can use the lower level.
• From 11:59 p.m. Friday, June 14, to 8 a.m. Saturday, June 15, three westbound lanes on the upper level will be closed.
• From 11:59 p.m. Friday, June 14, to 8 a.m. Saturday, June 15, two westbound lanes on the upper level Trans-Manhattan Expressway will be closed.

Holland Tunnel:

• From 11 p.m. Monday, June 17, to 5:30 a.m. the following morning, and on multiple overnights through 2025, the New Jersey-bound tube of the Holland Tunnel will be closed due to ongoing Superstorm Sandy-related repairs. The New York-bound tube remains open during work in the New Jersey-bound tube. For more information on this critical repair project, click here.
• On Monday, June 17, on Wednesday, June 19, and on Thursday, June 20, from 11 p.m. each night to 5 a.m. the following morning, one eastbound lane will be closed.

Lincoln Tunnel:

• On Saturday, June 15, from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m., the south tube will be closed. New York-bound traffic in the center tube and New Jersey-bound traffic in the north tube will not be affected.
• On Monday, June 17, from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., the center tube will be closed. New York-bound traffic in the south tube and New Jersey-bound traffic in the north tube will not be affected.
• From Monday, June 17, through Wednesday, June 19, from 11 p.m. each night to 5 a.m. the following morning, the north tube will be closed. New Jersey-bound traffic will be redirected to the center tube. New York-bound traffic in the south tube will not be affected. Vehicles approaching from 10thAvenue must use the right lane on 40thStreet for tunnel access to New Jersey.

Bayonne Bridge:

• On Monday, June 17, on Thursday, June 20 and on Friday, June 21, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, one southbound right lane will be closed.

Goethals Bridge:

• From 9 p.m. Thursday, June 20, to 5 a.m. Friday, June 21, one westbound left lane will be closed.

AIRPORTS & AIRTRAIN:

• From 6 a.m. Monday, June 17, through 11:59 p.m. Friday, June 21, TSA screening technology at Newark Liberty International Airport Terminal B will be replaced. Extended security wait times are expected. Customers with departing flights from Terminal B should arrive at least three hours before their scheduled departure. More details can be found here.
• To avoid potential construction-related congestion at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s terminal frontages, motorists are encouraged to use the free drop-off, pickup and waiting lot at the Lefferts Boulevard AirTrain JFK station. There, passengers can easily connect to the free on-airport AirTrain for an eight-minute ride to airport terminals.
• Until further notice, JFK Expressway is closed for customers traveling to/from Terminal 1. Access to other terminals from JFK Expressway is not impacted. Drivers will be detoured with signage via local on-airport roads and should allow 10-15 minutes of additional travel time.
• Until further notice, the for-hire vehicle pick-up location at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 5 will be relocated to Terminal 7’s Orange Garage roof due to airport redevelopment construction. Passengers seeking for-hire vehicle service from Terminal 5 should take AirTrain JFK to Terminal 7 for the Orange Garage. Passengers arriving to Terminal 5 will continue to be dropped off at the Terminal 5 frontage. Signage has been installed to direct passengers to pick-up locations. More details can be found here.
• Until further notice, the taxi stand at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 5 has been relocated to the ground level of Terminal 5’s Yellow Parking Garage. Passengers seeking taxi transportation from Terminal 5 are directed to the Yellow Garage via the skywalk on the fifth floor, where passengers may access the new taxi stand using elevators or stairs. Wayfinding signage has been installed along the pedestrian route.
• Until further notice, parking on level 1 of John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Yellow Parking Lot at Terminal 5 is now dedicated for individuals with special needs or disabilities. For customer assistance, parking attendants are available on level 1. All other vehicles must park on levels 2 to 6. Premium Reserved Parking is available on level 5, which is easily accessible to Terminal 5 via the pedestrian skywalk. Electric vehicle charging is available on level 2. Plan ahead by checking parking availability and booking a parking spot in advance.
• As a reminder, all rental car companies serving Newark Liberty International Airport now operate out of the new consolidated rental car center that is co-located within the Parking A garage on levels 1 through 3. All rental transactions, including returns, take place at the new center.The facility is connected to Newark Liberty’s terminals B and C via AirTrain Newark, with a direct connection to Terminal A via a pedestrian bridge. Passengers exiting Terminal A can walk across the bridge to arrive on level two of the rental car facility. Drivers should follow “Rental Car Return” roadway signage. For more information, click here.
• As a reminder, peak period parking rates are now in effect at John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International and LaGuardia airports. To manage on-airport parking demand, the Port Authority is urgently calling on air travelers to use mass transit and to pre-book parking spaces if they plan to travel to the airport by private car. Travelers who do not pre-book will be charged a peak period drive-up surcharge and may not be able to find a parking spot at the airport. To avoid paying a higher parking rate and guarantee a parking spot, travelers parking for longer than three hours are strongly encouraged to pre-book parking at least 24 hours in advance. For more information on the updated rates and how to guarantee a parking spot, click here.
• LaGuardia Link Q70 bus service is fare free year-round to encourage the use of public transit to and from LaGuardia Airport, as announced in April 2022by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. For information on how to get to the airportvia public transit, visit the MTA’s page on travel to LaGuardia Airport.

PATH:

• From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 15, to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, June 16, trains between Newark-Penn Station and Journal Square will operate every 40 minutes in both directions due to track replacement. Customers traveling from World Trade Center, Exchange Pl, or Grove St to Newark-Penn Station or Harrison may need to transfer at Journal Square to complete their trip.
• From 6 a.m. Saturday, June 15, to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, June 16, and for most weekends through late June, World Trade Center-bound and Hoboken/33 St-bound PATH trains will bypass the Grove St station to accommodate extensive station rehabilitation work.During this time, Newark-Penn Station-bound and Journal Square-bound trains will continue to make stops at Grove St. Weekday service at Grove St will not be affected. Bypasses will not be in effect and service will run normally on Sunday, June 30. Click herefor more information.
  · For World Trade Center-bound or Hoboken/33 St-bound service from Grove St: Customers can take a Journal Square-bound or Newark-Penn Station-bound train to Journal Square and transfer to a World Trade Center-bound or 33 St-bound train. Alternatively, customers can begin their trip at nearby Exchange Pl or Newport stations.
  · For service from Newark-Penn Station, Harrison, or Journal Square to Grove St: From Newark-Penn Station and Harrison, customers can take a World Trade Center-bound train to Exchange Pl, and transfer to a Newark-Penn Station-bound train to ride back to Grove St. From Journal Square, customers can either take a Hoboken/33 St-bound train to Newport and transfer to a Journal Square-bound train to ride back to Grove St, or take a World Trade Center-bound train to Exchange Pl and transfer to a Newark-Penn Station-bound train to ride back to Grove St.
  · This weekend, and during every weekend through the end of the project in June from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday, PATH will run additional trains from Exchange Pl to World Trade Center.
  · This weekend and for most weekends during the project, PATH isoffering free on-call shuttle service for passengers with reduced mobility fromGrove St to Newport or Exchange Place, and from Journal Square to Grove St. To request the shuttle, call 703-297-7135.
  · Grove St:The shuttlewill pick up at the bus shelter on the corner of ChristopherColumbus Drive and Grove Street and will drop passengers offat Newport or Exchange Place stations.
  · Journal Square:The shuttle will pick up at Journal Square Transportation Center’s Kiss n' Ride zone on Summit Avenue and will drop off passengers at Grove St station.
• Customers who use the PATH World Trade Center station during overnights should use the street level entrances at Fulton Street or Vesey Street via the North Concourse in the 2 World Trade Center transit lobby. Oculus access is limited overnightfrom 1 a.m.to 5 a.m.toallow for enhanced cleaning and the safety and security of customers due to reduced traffic volumes. All other entrances will be closed. For updates on the WTC campus, click here.
• For information on PATH service and train schedules, click hereor download the PATH mobile app, RidePath.