UPDATED: Helicopter Hovers Above Downtown Millburn

If you’re wondering what that helicopter is doing hovering over Downtown Millburn on Wednesday, you’re not alone.

Here’s what residents saw on the township’s Twitter feed around 8 a.m.:

“Helicopter hovering in area of downtown Millburn conducting traffic study from approx 7am-9am and 4pm-7pm.”

The helicopter sighting prompted several residents to stop by the Millburn Fire Department to ask what was happening, a MFD employee told Patch.

She added that the township’s firefighters were unaware of any planned aerial traffic surveys until that morning.

Millburn Business Administrator Tim Gordon told Patch that the helicopter is conducting traffic counts and monitoring of Millburn Avenue in an attempt to find out how many commuters are only using the road as a “cut through” as opposed to a destination.

“We know the [traffic] count,” Gordon said. “What we want to find out is how many people are staying in town and how many are leaving.”

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