NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- First responders were on the scene of a truck crash and fire on the New Jersey Turnpike in Newark. It happened early Tuesday morning on the exit ramp to interchange 14.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority on Wednesday unveiled plans for a $300 million widening project at Exit 14-A. The interchange connects the Turnpike's Newark Bay-Hudson County extension with ...

Editor's note: Today transportation writer Mike Frassinelli visits Exit 14C of the New Jersey Turnpike Bob Quirk has come a long way from working in a box in the middle of a road.

Traffic taking Exit 14 to the New Jersey Turnpike Hudson Extension could get relief from back-ups at exit 14A after a $159 million project is finished to rebuild it. (nj.com file photo) Meet the ...

The truck is located near where the turnpike transitions into I-95 in Ridgefield Park. The fire department is on the scene. Flaming debris and smoke were high in the air near the exit for Route 46.

There was a backup stretching about 2 to 3 miles, according to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. A map from 511NJ indicates the hole is in the highway bridge over Church Street in Mount Laurel.

In an experiment, two reporters tried the time-versus-toll calculus: one took the New Jersey Turnpike, where tolls went up 53 percent on New Year’s Day, the other took Routes 1 and 1/9, toll free.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority released images to the public showing the work taking place on the Garden State Parkway bridge, which extends over the Passaic River, Route 46 and River Road.