Traffic & Transit
GS Parkway Delays Near Bloomfield; Video Shows Burned Van
An incident on the Garden State Parkway caused delays near Bloomfield on Thursday afternoon, reports say.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — An incident on the Garden State Parkway caused delays near Bloomfield on Thursday afternoon, reports say.
As of 2:53 p.m., there was a seven-mile delay on the parkway northbound from south of exit 143- NJ 124 in Irvington to exit 150 - Hoover Avenue in Bloomfield, according to 511NJ.org.
A Twitter user posted a video taken at the scene, where police and firefighters could be seen next to a burned vehicle beside exit 148 to Bloomfield.
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Delays right now on Garden State #Parkway northbound by Exit 148 #Bloomfield #NJ due to a vehicle fire. Police and firefighters on the scene. pic.twitter.com/nIA66pF4Aj
— Lanette Espy (@NJLaLa) October 3, 2019
Delays on Garden State Parkway northbound South of Exit 143 - NJ 124 (Irvington Twp) to Exit 150 - Hoover Avenue (Bloomfield) 7 mile delay https://t.co/NIqRpnHONw
— 511NJ GSP (@511njgsp) October 3, 2019
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