North Jersey traffic hotspots: Jets and Giants at MetLife; SZA and Devils at Prudential

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FILE - This is an aerial view showing MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., June 20, 2014. There are 23 venues bidding to host soccer matches at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The Jets and Giants are home Sunday and Monday, so expect traffic to start building early around the Meadowlands each day.

With apple- and pumpkin-picking season beginning, the West Milford Police Department is taking measures to try to alleviate traffic on the weekends through October, specifically on Greenwood Lake and Warwick turnpikes. There may be heavy traffic in the area, so plan extra time or alternate routes for travel.

Weekend concerts - SZA, Carín León and Amor En Vivo El Concierto - continue at the Prudential Center in Newark, where preseason hockey is also underway as the Devils play the Islanders tomorrow and the Rangers on Wednesday.

The Hoboken Fall Arts & Music Festival is today. Also in Hudson County, soccer matches at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison include NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Houston Dash today and New York vs. Toronto on Saturday.

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Elsewhere in North Jersey, be on the lookout for roadwork that will cause lane closures on major roadways and the Lincoln Tunnel.

Visit 511nj.org or for up-to-date traffic information and real-time traffic cameras from throughout the state, or call 511.

Bergen County traffic

  • The New York Jets will face the Kansas City Chiefs at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 1. The game starts at 8:20 p.m., but the lots open at 3:20, so traffic can begin to build in the early afternoon on roadways leading to the Meadowlands.

  • On Oct. 2, the New York Giants take on the Seattle Seahawks at MetLife Stadium. The lots open at 3:15 p.m. and the game starts at 8:15.

  • Also at MetLife Stadium, the Ludwig Messer Classic High School Band Competition will take place on Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to noon.

  • Horse racing at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford on Fridays and Saturdays may cause some extra congestion in the area.

  • The right lane will be closed for utility work on Route 17 in both directions between Paterson Plank Road in East Rutherford and Franklin Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Oct. 2 through Oct. 7.

  • All lanes will be closed intermittently for construction on Route 46 eastbound near Grand Avenue in Ridgefield Park, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., through Oct. 3.

  • One lane will be closed for construction on Route 17 northbound near Ridgewood Avenue in Paramus, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., through Oct. 22.

  • The Fair Lawn Avenue bridge will remain closed between Second Street in Fair Lawn and Route 20 in Paterson for bridge replacement through Nov. 30.

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Essex County traffic

  • Upcoming concerts at the Prudential Center include SZA's SOS tour on Oct. 1 at 8 p.m., Carín León's Colmillo De Leche tour on Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., and Amor En Vivo El Concierto (featuring Chayanne, Camilo, Ricardo Montaner, Prince Royce, Gloria Trevi, Ilegales and Joaquina) on Oct. 7 at 8 p.m.

  • The NHL preseason continues at the Prudential Center as the New Jersey Devils play the New York Islanders on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. and then face the New York Rangers on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.

  • Two lanes will be closed for construction and drainage improvements on Route 21 in both directions, between Exit 7 in Belleville and Exit 12 in Passaic, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Oct. 2 through Oct. 7.

  • Bridge work will keep the ramp from Clifton Avenue to I-280 closed until Jan 31.

Hudson County traffic

  • The Hoboken Fall Arts & Music Festival will close Washington Street, between Observer Highway and Seventh Street, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 1.

  • Soccer matches at Red Bull Arena in Harrison include the NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Houston Dash on Oct. 1 at 5:30 p.m. and New York vs. Toronto on Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

  • First Street, between Garden and Washington streets, will be closed for the Hoboken Business Alliance`s First Street Sundays, each week, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., through Oct. 22.

  • The right lane will be closed for utility work on Truck Route 1&9 southbound between Broadway and Route 440 in Jersey City, from 8 p.m. on Oct. 1 to 5 a.m. on Oct. 2.

  • The right lane will be closed for roadwork on Truck Route 1&9 northbound between Route 440 and Charlotte Circle in Jersey City, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Oct. 3 through Oct. 9.

  • The eastbound Lincoln Tunnel Center Tube will be closed for repairs, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., through Oct. 5. The eastbound South Tube will be closed for repairs from 11 p.m. on Oct. 5 to 5 a.m. on Oct. 6.

Morris County traffic

  • The right lane will be closed for water main work on Route 23 southbound near Kinnelon Road in Butler, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Oct. 2 through Oct. 7.

Passaic County traffic

  • Each weekend through Oct. 29, the traffic light at the intersection of Warwick Turnpike and Lakeshore Drive South will be steady green and steady red for traffic on Lakeshore Drive South and Utopia Deli parking lot; and an officer will be assigned to the intersection, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., to assist with the flow of traffic to and from apple- and pumpkin-picking locations and events. Residents are reminded that even with these measures there may still be heavy traffic in the area and to plan extra time or alternate routes for travel.

  • At least one lane will be closed for roadwork on I-80 westbound between exit 57 in Paterson and exit 47A in Parsippany, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Oct. 2 through Oct. 5.

  • Two lanes will be closed for construction and drainage improvements on Route 21 in both directions, between Exit 7 in Belleville and Exit 12 in Passaic, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Oct. 2 through Oct. 7.

  • The Fair Lawn Avenue bridge will remain closed between Second Street in Fair Lawn and Route 20 in Paterson for bridge replacement through Nov. 30.

  • Construction will continue to keep the Route 46 westbound ramp to Valley Road in Clifton closed until Feb. 4.

Sussex County traffic

  • The left lane will be closed for gas main work on Route 206 northbound near Waterloo Road in Byram, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Oct. 2 through Oct. 6.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: North Jersey traffic: Jets, Giants, SZA, Devils, Carin Leon