Crime & Safety

Downed Wires Close Section of Route 10

Pleasant Valley Way to Skyline Drive has been closed.

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Update 9 p.m.: The tree has been removed and the lanes reopened.

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Parts of Route 10 have been closed, according to the West Orange Police Department.

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A section of the road, between Pleasant Valley Way and Skyline Drive has been closed. A tree, carrying multiple power lines, fell across the road, making it impassable.

PSE&G is on the scene fixing the downed wires.  There is no timetable as to when the road will be opened.

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