Bayonne Bridge to close this weekend for ongoing construction

BAYONNE — The Bayonne Bridge will close from 9 p.m. Friday, March 11 through 8 a.m. Sunday, March 13, to accommodate ongoing construction work on the bridge project. The closing was scheduled in conjunction with other regional agencies to minimize traffic impacts.
During the week, the bridge is closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day and overnight from 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. On certain weekdays the Bayonne Bridge will open a half hour earlier – at 4:30 a.m. – to provide an alternate route for drivers affected by 4:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. traffic holds on the Goethals Bridge.
To receive real time traffic updates, travelers should register for Bridge and Tunnel Alerts athttp://www.paalerts.com/, call 511 or visit www.511NY.org or www.511NJ.org.

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