Stephanie Spear 
One of the reasons we love living in Hudson County is the multitude of ways to get around town, but this weekend, repairs on both the roads and rails — combined with special event road closures — will create a challenge for those in transit. Read on for more about what’s happening with road closures and rail service disruptions in Hoboken and Jersey City this weekend.
What Roads are Closed?
Jersey Avenue
Jersey Avenue between Harrison Street in Hoboken and 18th Street in Jersey City has been closed 24 hours a day since April 14th, 2025. The roads are closed so crews can complete work to install a flood gate to mitigate stormwater. The work has been extended for several more weeks, with the southbound portion of Jersey Avenue reopening on May 23rd. More on the Jersey Avenue closure here.
Sinatra Drive
The eastern lane of Sinatra Drive from approximately Fifth Street to Sinatra Drive North has been closed 24/7 since April 10th. This is part of the City’s Waterfront Reconstruction Project. The lane is closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic and is anticipated to reopen in Fall 2025. More on the Sinatra Drive closure here.
- To allow safe pedestrian and cyclist access during construction, the City will reintroduce the Summer Streets initiative early this year. Since April 13th, Sinatra Drive has been closed to all vehicles on Sundays from 8AM to 12PM. However, the closure is cancelled for Sunday, April 18th, to help with traffic during the Arts + Music Festival.
Washington Street
The Hoboken Arts and Music Festival will take place on Sunday, May 18th. The festival will result in Washington Street being closed between Observer Highway and Seventh Street.
A rideshare drop-off zone will be located on the west side of Washington Street from Eighth to Ninth Street. Parking will be extremely limited, and there is a gridlock advisory from 4PM to 8PM on Sunday, according to a Nixle alert from the City.
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What Transit will Be Impacted?
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
Per a Nixle alert from the City of Hoboken, NJ Transit and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) are planning to conduct construction that would necessitate a double-track outage in the northern section of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) system throughout this weekend. 19th Street in Weehawken would be fully closed west of the HBLR track crossing, between Waterfront Terrace and the Hartz Mountain ramp, between 8AM on Saturday, May 17th, through 8PM on Sunday, May 18th.
NJ Transit Rail Lines + Buses
NJ Transit may be shut down beginning May 16th due to a worker strike. NJ Transit has estimated that this strike would affect 350,000 daily NJ Transit travellers, with 70,000 New York-bound commuters who transfer from NJ Transit rail to PATH trains at Hoboken Terminal and Newark Penn Station being the most impacted.
The agency has drafted a contingency plan in case the strike does happen. Alternative services, which NJ Transit states would cost taxpayers $4 million per day, include New York bus routes and Park + Ride. See what options are available here.
Because of the potential transit strike, there will be no bus service at MetLife Stadium this weekend. Concertgoers are advised to make alternative travel plans.
This piece will be updated on May 16th to reflect the status of the strike.
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