NHLDevils43 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 I didn't see any topics on this yet... but forgive me if I missed one. Does anyone have any idea why they keep closing Route 21 north after games? I have to take 21 to 20 to get home... on Friday night I wound up getting diverted through East Newark, Lyndhurst, Arlington and eventually to 3 west. I went a good 20 miles out of the way and it took more than 3x the amount of time to get home. I work in Newark and haven't seen the same situation on nights the concerts let out... I can't imagine why they would close the main hub out of the city right after the games. There is no roadwork that I know of and I doubt there have been road-closing accidents all 3 nights. Anyone have any info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Well, friday night there was a fatal accident, which is why 21 North was closed. I can't speak for the other nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njskaguy33 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 I can't see why they would. All I know is that it was open for the opener. That would stink if they closed it...that's my main way home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHLDevils43 Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 I can't see why they would. All I know is that it was open for the opener. That would stink if they closed it...that's my main way home! It was closed from a number of directions late in the night after opening night (around 1am) I'm not sure what it was like right after the game... we tried picking it up from Lafayette... that was closed. Then we went from Broad down to Center St (by NJPAC) and it was closed there too...we wound up getting half lost down a dark dead end street before somehow finding our way back to broad... then we wound up finally getting on to 21, but going the wrong direction... it took a while to find a legal u-turn. It seems like if you try to get onto it from any where in the downtown area, you're outta luck. It will be interesting to see if they have it open tonight. If it's closed I think we may pull over and try to find out why. I guess it will be a lot of trial and error until we find a way that gets us home fastest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanity_gallops Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 I can't give specifics 'cause I wasn't driving, but the car I was in for both the opening night and Tampa Bay games took 21 to 20 to get home, even after the game. Went from Lafayette to Broad, then stayed on Broad for a while and took a right turn down... Bridge, maybe? Then a left onto 21, 'n no problems from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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