Crime & Safety

TRAFFIC ALERT: Route 37 Reopened In Manchester

Police say the closure of the westbound lanes was due to a crash.

MANCHESTER, NJ -- (Updated, 4 p.m.) Manchester Township police say an accident that blocked the westbound lanes of Route 37 has been cleared.

A Nixle alert announced the reopening of the road more than an hour after the crash that caused it to be shut down.

The closure alert was issued just before 3 p.m., and police said the crash occurred near Farm Road.

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