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3 8IU TURNBULL DAILY NEWS STALLED Bridges and expressways were snarled for hours yesterday as police responded to hazardous materials threat,

“Why should I have to bring Heightened security checks of other people to work?” he said. trucks, buses, vans, cabs and “I am just going to buy a dummy cars at area brieves and tunnels and put it in the backseat, and have led to horrendous delays — no one is going to notice I have more than seven hours in some it in the backseat.” of the worst cases yesterday — Barbara Rooney, 36, a shoe for drivers. store worker from Clifton, NJ., Even drivers of emergency ve­ said she wasn’t against the idea hicles at the Queens-Midtown — just the plan to begin the re­ Tunnel were being asked for strictions tomorrow. identification. And the colossal “Thursday is two days away,” jams delayed last night’s ceremo­ she said. “It’s not much time. nies at Yankee Stadium honor­ How do they expect people to ing the rescue workers for sever­ make plans?” al minutes as organizers waited Matt Pinnock, a 30-year-old for fans to arrive. banker, sometimes shares a ride The increased searches came with a friend from New Jersey as law enforcement authorities through the Lincoln Turmel. received word that a tractor-trail­ But because he travels out of er loaded with explosives was town a lot. his friend will soon headed to the city, sources said. have trouble getting into work Jonathan Kaplan, executive alone. producer of broadcast service “Maybe Giuliani can find us Shadow Traffic, said of the back­ another buddy,” Pinnock said. ups: “This is as bad as it gets. This is the worst seen in a long time.”

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