'Jack-Knifed' Tractor-Trailer Closes Lanes On I-80 In Totowa: DOT

TOTOWA, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Transportation is reporting lane closures on I-80 eastbound in Totowa due to a "jack-knifed" tractor trailer.

Two right lanes are closed east of exit 55, department officials reported on Twitter.

A New Jersey State Police spokesman told Patch the crash happened at 10:33 a.m., and the tractor trailer is blocking two lanes of traffic.

"Preliminary information indicates that in the area of milepost 56, the driver of a tractor trailer lost control, ran off the right side of the roadway, and struck the guardrail," he said.

No injuries are reported, and the cause of the crash is under investigation, authorities said.

The state lifted commercial vehicle restrictions at noon, including for tractor-trailers and for vehicles towing other types of vehicles, Gov. Phil Murphy said during a Tuesday news conference.

Still, Murphy urged residents to stay off the road.

"If you don't have to be out today, don't go out," Murphy said on Twitter. "Let our crews do their jobs safely, unimpeded and undistracted."

State troopers have responded to 743 accidents and 1,362 motorist aid calls during the storm, Murphy said.

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