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Portal Bridge ‘cutover’ project to impact NJ Transit services. Here’s what it means for you.

Two separate incidents led to major delays for commuters headed into New York City and got one motorist arrested.
A westbound New Jersey Transit North Jersey Coast Line train with 200 passengers broke down in the Hudson River rail tunnel at 7:05 a.m. Monday. NJ Transit spokeswoman Jennifer Nelson says the passengers were taken to Secaucus once the train began moving and it was out of the tunnel by 8:40 a.m.
There were rail delays of up to an hour.
Meanwhile, NJ Transit's buses that were bound for New York diverted to Secaucus Junction because a car caught fire in the New Jersey bound tube just before 7 a.m.
The tunnel reopened by 8:20 a.m.
Port Authority Police spokesman Joe Pentangelo says police checking on motorists found a 61-year-old New York City man smoking a marijuana cigarette. He was charged with possessing a small amount of marijuana and driving under the influence.