<P> In December 2011, the Port Authority announced plans to repair the bridge . For the first time, the vertical suspender cables would be replaced, at an expected cost of more than $1 billion paid for by toll revenue . On August 5, 2013, repair crews began an $82 - million effort to fix cracks in upper - deck structural steel caused by traffic, particularly heavy trucks . The plan called for replacing 632 road deck panels, which would add at least 20 years of service life to the roadway . The work proceeded at night, and was slated to be complete by year's end . But delays prevented completion and ultimately the work was halted for the winter . It was restarted on June 16, 2014, and was expected to last another 12 weeks . </P> <P> From September 9 to 13, 2013, dedicated toll lanes for one of the local Fort Lee entrances to the bridge's upper level were reduced from three to one, the two given to highway traffic, without notification to local government officials and emergency responders on orders from aides and appointees of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie causing a political controversy called "Bridgegate". The local toll lane reductions caused massive traffic congestion, with major delays for school transportation and police and emergency service responses within Fort Lee . The repercussions and controversy surrounding these actions have been investigated by the Port Authority, federal prosecutors, and a New Jersey legislature committee . </P> <P> The George Washington Bridge carries I - 95 and US 1 / 9 between New Jersey and New York . Coming from New Jersey, US 46 terminates at the state border in the middle of the bridge . Further west, I - 80, US 9W, New Jersey Route 4, and the New Jersey Turnpike also feed into the bridge via either I - 95, U.S. 1 / 9, or U.S. 46 but end before reaching it . The Palisades Interstate Parkway connects directly to the bridge's upper level, though not to the lower level (plans to give direct access to the lower level from the parkway have been postponed). The marginal roads and local streets above the highways are known as GWB Plaza . </P> <P> On the New York side, the 12 - lane Trans - Manhattan Expressway heads east across the narrow neck of upper Manhattan, from the bridge to the Harlem River, providing access from both decks to 178th Street, the Henry Hudson Parkway and Riverside Drive on the West Side of Manhattan, and to Amsterdam Avenue and the Harlem River Drive on the East Side . The Expressway connects directly with the Alexander Hamilton Bridge, which spans the Harlem River as part of the Cross-Bronx Expressway (I - 95), providing access to the Major Deegan Expressway (I - 87). Heading towards New Jersey, local access to the bridge is available from 179th Street . There are also ramps connecting the bridge to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal, a commuter bus terminal with direct access to the New York City Subway at the 175th Street (A train) station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line . </P>

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