North Jersey traffic - construction, road maintenance on NJTurnpike, 20; Devils in Newark

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Utility work, road maintenance and construction will close lanes on the New Jersey Turnpike, U.S. highways 1&9 and 9W, and State Route 20.

The Devils are home at the Prudential Center Tuesday and Thursday; the Seton Hall Pirates play at the arena Wednesday; Keyshia Cole brings A Night of Love on Friday; and Marc Anthony performs on Saturday.

Getting into and out of Hoboken from Jersey City will be slower than usual, as a portion of Marin Boulevard is closed for water main work through Feb. 9; and in Jersey City, there will be closures on various roads through March 1.

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Bergen County traffic

  • On the New Jersey Turnpike/I-95, the exit 16W ramp to Route 3 eastbound in East Rutherford will be closed 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Feb. 4. Line striping and sign work will close the northbound local lanes between exit 70AB and exit 72A, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Feb. 7 through Feb. 9.

  • On Route 3, all lanes will be closed and detoured eastbound at the Sheraton Plaza Drive ramp until 10 p.m. Feb. 4.

  • At the Meadowlands Complex, the USA Curling Championships conclude at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, noon to 7 p.m. Feb. 4; and the Meadowlands Racetrack has horse races at 6:20 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

  • Utility work on Route 9W southbound will close the right lane near Palisades Avenue in Englewood Cliffs, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., through Feb. 9.

  • On Route 1&9, construction will close the roadway near Ridgefield Circle, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., through March 4.

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Essex County traffic

  • On Route 1&9, road maintenance operations will close the right lane on the southbound ramp to westbound I-78 in Newark, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 5.

  • Steel repairs on the Garden State Parkway southbound will close two lanes at the Essex Toll Plaza in Bloomfield, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Feb. 5 through Feb. 10.

  • On the New Jersey Turnpike southbound, construction and guard rail repairs will close the northbound eastern spur between Newark and Secaucus, 9 p.m. Feb. 5, to 4 a.m. Feb. 6; and steel repairs will close the inner roadway between exit 14 in Newark and exit 6 in Mansfield, 8 p.m. Feb. 6 to 5 a.m. Feb. 7.

  • The Devils are home at the Prudential Center to face the Colorado Avalanche at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 and the Calgary Flames at 7 p.m. Feb. 8. Seton Hall basketball returns on Feb. 7, when the Pirates take on Georgetown at 6:30 p.m. Concerts are back at the arena with A Night Of Love featuring Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Jaheim and K. Michelle at 8 p.m. Feb. 9, and Marc Anthony's Historia Tour 2024 at 8 p.m. Feb. 10.

Hudson County traffic

  • Marin Boulevard will be closed in both directions for water main work between 18th Street in Jersey City and Henderson Street in Hoboken, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays through Feb. 9. Drivers are encouraged to use Grove Street or Jersey Avenue or northern routes into and out of Hoboken.

  • In Jersey City, portions of Communipaw, Newark and St. Pauls avenues; Fifth, Grand, South and Montgomery streets; and Marin Boulevard will have closures through March 1.

Passaic County traffic

  • On Route 20, the right lane will be closed in both directions between E. 24th Street in Paterson and the Route 46 split in Clifton, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Feb. 5 through Feb. 9.

  • Construction on the Garden State Parkway northbound will close up to two lanes between exits 153A and 155B in Clifton, 10 p.m. Feb. 6 to 5 a.m. Feb. 7.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: North Jersey traffic - Turnpike roadwork; Devils in Newark