Crime & Safety

Traffic Signals Out In Brick Amid Scattered Power Outages

Police are urging motorists to use caution in the area of Brick Boulevard and Mantoloking and Drum Point roads.

Brick police are urging motorists to drive cautiously due to several traffic signals that are not working because of scattered power outages.
Brick police are urging motorists to drive cautiously due to several traffic signals that are not working because of scattered power outages. (Courtesy of Rick Uldricks)

BRICK, NJ — Police are urging motorists to use caution as traffic signals are out at several intersections in the southeast portion of Brick Township on Thursday afternoon, police said.

Multiple signals were out in the area of Mantoloking Road, Drum Point Road, Brick Boulevard and Old Hooper Avenue, police said in a Nixle alert.

The First Energy outage map shows about a dozen scattered small power outages in the area. The cause of the outages was not immediately known; Jersey Central Power & Light was estimating service would be restored by 2:30 p.m. Patch is seeking additional information from electric company officials.

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