Lincoln Tunnel status: NYC Port Authority Bus Terminal closed after car fire, causing traffic delays

A car fire at the Lincoln Tunnel in New Jersey caused massive traffic delays in New York and New Jersey on Tuesday afternoon.

Updated on: Jul 9, 2025, 05:09:44 IST

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A car fire at the Lincoln Tunnel in New Jersey caused massive traffic delays in New York and New Jersey on Tuesday afternoon. In a post on the X account of the Lincoln Tunnel, the tunnel management said that the Tunnel to New York has a delay of 60 minutes due to a car fire. However, drivers struck in the tunnel shared that the tunnel has now reopened after the massive car fire.

A video shared by a driver who reported being stuck in the Lincoln Tunnel for over an hour showed that traffic has now started moving in the tunnel.

Here's the video:

New Jersey Transit bus services said in a post on X that the bus services running in and out of New York's Port Authority Bus Terminus are subject to a 45-minute delay.

NJT said bus tickets and passes are being cross-honored by the NJT rail service across the entire system, by NY Waterway at the Port Imperial terminal, and by the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) train service.

The story is being updated.

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