Crime & Safety
West Orange Traffic: Walker Road Will Close For Water Main Construction
If Walker Road is part of your daily commute through West Orange, get set for a disruption starting Aug. 10.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — If Walker Road is part of your daily commute through West Orange, get set for a disruption on Thursday.
Starting Thursday, Aug. 10 and lasting about two weeks, Walker Road will be closed to through traffic between Gregory Avenue and Northfield Avenue, according to a municipal news release.
The closure is due to the construction of a new water main by the New Jersey American Water Company on Walker Road in the vicinity of Undercliff Terrace South and Burnett Terrace, West Orange officials stated.
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“The closure will be only during weekday daytime construction hours starting at 7:30 a.m. and continuing to 5 p.m.,” officials stated. “Drivers shall use Gregory Avenue and Northfield Avenue as alternate routes.”
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