Traffic & Transit

Water Main Break Affects Bloomfield Traffic Near GS Parkway

Drivers should plan an alternate route, Bloomfield police said.

A water main break caused a road closure in Bloomfield on Wednesday, authorities said.
A water main break caused a road closure in Bloomfield on Wednesday, authorities said. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A water main break caused a road closure in Bloomfield on Wednesday, authorities said.

According to the Bloomfield Police Department:

“Please be advised that due to a water main break, JFK Drive north at Belleville Avenue will be closed to all traffic today. Commuters should plan an alternate route to points heading north including access to the Garden State Parkway north. Officers on scene directing traffic.”

Drivers should plan an alternate route, police said.

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