Overview
- Debris struck a car during Wednesday’s morning commute near Exit 1 on the Trans‑Manhattan approach to the George Washington Bridge, injuring one person.
- FDNY said the motorist was taken to NewYork‑Presbyterian Hospital with injuries that were not life‑threatening.
- The Port Authority closed all westbound lanes feeding the lower level and shut the 181st Street exit as it investigated, sending drivers to Jerome Avenue and the Major Deegan and clogging the upper deck.
- The agency said late Wednesday it expects to finish temporary repairs overnight and reopen the route for Thursday’s rush hour.
- Officials said this incident occurred in a different spot than last week’s dashcam‑captured fall on the same corridor, which prompted overnight checks of ceiling panels beneath the Bridge Apartments.