Traffic & Transit

Section Of Road Closed In Camden County For 6+ Hours, Police Say

Emergency traffic light repairs and a truck stuck under the bridge were to blame, according to authorities.

There were no reports of any injuries from either event that caused the closure.
There were no reports of any injuries from either event that caused the closure. (Caren Lissner/Patch)

WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, NJ — Drivers in part of Camden County contended with a six-hour road closure on Monday, according to authorities.

Fleming Pike between South Egg Harbor Road and the White Horse Pike in Winslow Township Camden County was closed from a little after 9 a.m. to just before 3:30 p.m. on Monday for emergency traffic light repair, the Winslow Township Police Department said via a Nixle alert.

At one point during the road closure, another part of Fleming Pike — this time, the section at State Route 73 that heads towards Monroe Township in Gloucester County — was closed while crews removed a tractor-trailer that was stuck under a bridge, according to the Winslow Township Police Department Facebook page.

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The tractor-trailer has since been freed, according to the Facebook page.

There were no reports of any injuries from either event.

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