NewsPublished: Nov. 04, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
The afternoon debris spill on the Goethals Bridge has been cleared, but the Port Authority warns drivers should still plan for delays.
The photo above is from the opening of the Goethals Bridge. (Staten Island Advance)Staten Island Advance
A Goethals Bridge mess has been cleaned, officials said late Tuesday afternoon.
A debris spill on the westbound lanes of the Goethals — on the Staten Island side of the span — blocked two left lanes, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
The debris spill that happened around 4:38 p.m. on the New Jersey-bound lanes of the bridge has since been cleared, said the Port Authority.
“Expect residual delays,” the agency posted on X a short while after announcing the mess.
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