1WOODBRIDGE, NJ – The Thursday morning commute turned into a nightmare for drivers across North Jersey as a mix of crashes, breakdowns, and heavy congestion snarled major highways and crossings into New York City.

A crash on the Garden State Parkway southbound just north of Exit 132 in Woodbridge Township blocked the right shoulder shortly after 8 a.m., causing a ripple effect of delays stretching through Middlesex County.

Minutes earlier, a disabled tractor trailer stalled traffic on the George Washington Bridge upper level eastbound mid-span in Fort Lee, shutting down two right lanes and forcing commuters into long backups toward Manhattan.

In Newark, a disabled bus on the New Jersey Turnpike northbound outer roadway near Interchange 14 blocked the left lane, adding

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