One sluggish driver caused a massive backup on the Bayonne Bridge on Thursday afternoon that caused the bridge to shut down for several hours, officials said on Friday.
The driver was going so slow in the snow that it took cops half an hour to guide her across the bridge.
Meanwhile, workers couldn’t clear the snow and ice piled up on the bridge, creating perilous conditions for everyone else on the connector.
“It took about 30 minutes, and while all this was happening, there was heavy snow and maintenance trucks couldn’t continue snow operations,” said Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman. “That’s why we had people stuck on the crossing and had to get vehicles off the bridge to clean it and make it safe.”
The bridge was closed from about 3 p.m. until after 8 p.m.
The Port Authority replaced the Bayonne Bridge with a steeper span last year, but Coleman said he doesn’t think the higher incline is a problem.
“We made it through the entire winter last year with not one issue related to people not being able to get over the crossing,” he said.
The closed bridge was just one spot of stuck traffic that plagued the New York metro area during Thursday’s storm.
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