Traffic Flows Smoothly, No Major Delays During the Wayne County Bridge Two Day Closure Period (November 8-9, 2008)

Longest Wait of the Weekend Caused by U.S. Coast Guard Boat

This was the typical view of traffic in the toll plaza that most drivers experienced on November 8 and 9:

Drivers using the Bridge Pass typically traveled through the toll plaza twice as fast as vehicles in the Attended Lane paying with cash or tokens.

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) piloted a boat downstream through the Toll Bridge at about 2:57 p.m. on November 8.  The USCG boat caused a traffic delay for vehicles that ranged between about 6 to 10 minutes (the last vehicle in line during the delay may have waited about 10 minutes).

The Toll Bridge closed for vehicle traffic at about 2:54 p.m. and the USCG boat passed through the Toll Bridge at 2:57 p.m.:

 

Traffic at 2:57 p.m. waiting for the Toll Bridge to reopen after the USCG boat passed through:

 

The Toll Bridge reopened at about 3 p.m. and all the traffic delayed by the USCG boat had crossed the Toll Bridge by about 3:07 p.m.: