▁traffic . ▁The ▁Lincoln ▁T unnel ▁Express way ▁passes ▁under ▁local ▁streets ▁for ▁three ▁more ▁blocks . ▁At ▁ 3 6 th ▁Stre ets ▁ram ps ▁lead ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁south bound ▁highway , ▁while ▁a ▁r amp ▁from ▁north bound ▁D yer ▁Avenue ▁and ▁south bound ▁N inth ▁Avenue ▁mer ges ▁into ▁the ▁north bound ▁highway . ▁ ▁The ▁Lincoln ▁T unnel ▁Express way ▁passes ▁under ▁ 3 7 th ▁Street ▁and ▁then ▁curves ▁west . ▁The ▁north bound ▁road way ▁spl its ▁into ▁two ▁ram ps : ▁one ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁normally - bid irection al ▁center ▁t ube , ▁the ▁other ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁short ▁tunnel ▁that ▁connect s ▁to ▁the ▁west bound - only ▁northern ▁t ube . ▁The ▁bid irection al ▁road way ▁can ▁be ▁closed ▁to ▁either ▁direction ▁of ▁traffic ▁if ▁the ▁center ▁t ube ▁is ▁operating ▁in ▁one ▁direction , ▁although ▁south bound ▁express way ▁traffic ▁would ▁be ▁completely ▁cut ▁off ▁when ▁the ▁center ▁t ube ▁oper ates ▁west bound ▁to ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁The ▁express way ▁di ps ▁under ▁a ▁r amp ▁to ▁north bound ▁Dy re ▁Avenue , ▁which ▁spl its ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁east bound - only ▁southern ▁t ube ▁and ▁the ▁east bound ▁l ane ▁of ▁the ▁center ▁t ube ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁this ▁over pass . ▁A ▁r amp ▁from ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁Bus ▁Terminal ▁mer ges ▁with ▁the ▁west bound ▁highway ▁at ▁this ▁point . ▁The ▁express way ▁then ▁connect s ▁to ▁the ▁western ▁t ube ▁of ▁the