A bus fatally hit a man inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal leading to massive delays inside and outside of the terminal. The second and fourth floors were completely shut down due to overcrowding. Buses were delayed well over an hour and traffic on 495 in to the Lincoln Tunnel was backed up for miles.
Buses sat outside the terminal as well as on the approaches to the Lincoln Tunnel. NJT rail was cross-honoring tickets, but NJT made little other contingency plans. Trains were delayed out of Penn Station because of problems with the Portal Bridge.
Buses could have been diverted to Secaucus Junction and/or the GWB terminal to help alleviate congestion until the investigation and scene was cleared. No such contingencies were put into place. This lead to another very long commute home.
More on the story here and here.
Our condolences go out to the family of the man who was killed inside the terminal.
