Traffic & Transit

Bloomfield Road Closed After Water Main Break (Here's When It's Expected To Reopen)

There will be no access to Hoover Avenue traveling westbound, authorities said.

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A water main break caused a road closure in Bloomfield on Wednesday, authorities say.

According to an advisory from the township, Hoover Avenue at John F. Kennedy Drive South will be closed beginning at 8 a.m. There will be no access to Hoover Avenue traveling westbound.

The road closure is expected to last until 4 p.m.

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Police will be at the scene directing traffic. Drivers should expect delays and plan an alternate route.

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