JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jersey City Mayor Glenn D. Cunningham yesterday released plans to offset traffic gridlock that might result from the threatened New York City transit strike, the Jersey Journal reported. Some of the points are as follows:
A state of emergency will be officially declared within the boundaries of the city by noon, Sunday.
The Jersey City police will deploy several hundred additional personnel and activate a citywide traffic contingency plan.
Alternate side parking restrictions will be suspended.
Police checkpoints at the entrance of the Holland Tunnel will turn back vehicles that do not have at least four occupants, and reroute them back onto the New Jersey Turnpike or Routes 1 & 9.
Express bus lanes will be provided at the Holland Tunnel.
Additional parking will be available for riders on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system.
Ferry service will begin at 5 a.m.
Message signs will be provided by the state Department of Transportation along the New Jersey Turnpike and major thoroughfares.