Crime & Safety
TRAFFIC ALERT: Downed Power Line Closes Manchester Boulevard
Breaking: The closure occurred shortly before 3 p.m., and up to 100 customers in the area are without power, officials said.
MANCHESTER, NJ — Manchester Township police have issued a traffic alert for Manchester Boulevard, urging motorists to avoid the road due to a closure for a downed power line on Thursday afternoon.
The Nixle alert issued shortly before 3 p.m. said the power line is down in the area of Sloan Boys Market, which is just a short distance northeast of where Manchester Boulevard connects to Lacey Road/Route 530, and just south of Whiting Elementary School.
It was not immediately known what caused the downed power line but Jersey Central Power & Light, on its outage map, said it expects to restore power to the area by about 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The company estimated between 25 and 100 customers are affected by the outage.
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