Editing Holland Tunnel (section)

====September 11 attacks====
{{Further|September 11 attacks}}
Following the [[September 11 attacks]] on the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]], the Holland Tunnel remained closed to all but emergency traffic for over a month, due to its proximity to the [[World Trade Center site]]. When the tunnel reopened on October 15, 2001, strict new regulations were enacted, and [[single-occupancy vehicle]]s and [[truck]]s were banned from entering the tunnel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gilbert |first=Pat R. |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-47570572.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102070457/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-47570572.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |title=Traffic's a Breeze As Holland Tunnel Reopens |newspaper=[[The Record (Bergen County)|The Record]] |location=Hackensack, NJ |date=October 16, 2001 |access-date=September 25, 2008}}</ref> In March 2002, before all of the post-9/11 restrictions were lifted, a warehouse fire near the eastbound tube's New Jersey portal caused the tunnel to be closed entirely for five days;<ref>{{cite web | last=Jones | first=Richard Lezin | title=Some Inbound Holland Tunnel Lanes Reopen | website=The New York Times | issn=0362-4331 | date=March 27, 2002 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/27/nyregion/some-inbound-holland-tunnel-lanes-reopen.html | access-date=May 19, 2018 | archive-date=May 19, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519121039/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/27/nyregion/some-inbound-holland-tunnel-lanes-reopen.html | url-status=live }}</ref> the fire continued for over a week.<ref>{{cite web | last=Ramirez | first=Anthony | title=Metro Briefing – New Jersey: Jersey City: Holland Tunnel Access Expands | website=The New York Times | issn=0362-4331 | date=March 29, 2002 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-jersey-jersey-city-holland-tunnel-access-expands.html | access-date=May 19, 2018 | archive-date=May 19, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519122436/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-jersey-jersey-city-holland-tunnel-access-expands.html | url-status=live }}</ref> That April, all trucks were banned from the westbound tube, and trucks with more than three axles were also banned from the eastbound tube.<ref>{{cite web | last=Crow | first=Kelly | title=Neighborhood Report: Lower Manhattan; Big Trucks Take More Detours, and Residents Near Holland Tunnel Just Smile | website=The New York Times | issn=0362-4331 | date=August 1, 2002 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/01/nyregion/neighborhood-report-lower-manhattan-big-trucks-take-more-detours-residents-near.html | access-date=May 19, 2018 | archive-date=May 19, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519120547/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/01/nyregion/neighborhood-report-lower-manhattan-big-trucks-take-more-detours-residents-near.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Single-occupant vehicles were prohibited in the tunnel on weekday mornings between 6:00 am and 10:00 am until November 17, 2003, when the restrictions were lifted.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/manrivercross03.pdf |title=2003 Manhattan River Crossings |publisher=[[New York City Department of Transportation]] |date=February 2005 |access-date=September 26, 2008 |archive-date=October 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003183203/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/manrivercross03.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>