Crime & Safety
Crash Brings Down Wires On Main Street In Chatham Borough
The crash brought down wires across the road, Chatham Borough police said.
CHATHAM, NJ — A section of Main Street is closed in Chatham Borough on Friday morning following a crash that brought down wires across the road, police said.
Main Street is currently closed between Fairmount Avenue and Lafayette Avenue, according to police.
Jersey Central Power & Light is reporting that between 101 and 500 customers are currently without power in Chatham. For more information and updates, check out the outage map here: https://outages.firstenergycor...
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Drivers are being asked to avoid the area.
According to police, power is expected to be restored within an hour, and westbound Main Street traffic will reopen as well.
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"Eastbound will be closed until the pole is replaced," police said.
Information on the crash was not immediately available Friday morning.
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