Portion Of East Mill Road Closed Friday In Long Valley

LONG VALLEY, NJ — East Mill Road is expected to be closed on Friday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., according to the Washington Township Office of Emergency Management.

It is the second time in this past week that the road has been closed. As it was on Tuesday, the closure is again expected to be in the vicinity of 12 East Mill Road, an alert from the township details, with through traffic detoured at Mountain View Avenue and Schooley’s Mountain Road.

“Businesses on either side of the closure will be open as usual,” the Office of Emergency Management stated.

Washington Township Mayor Matt Murello shared more about the closure on Tuesday, saying that the shutdown was due to a crane being used both days “to make repairs to the LaTourette Mill.”

In 2021, Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill, which is located at 12 East Mill Road, received grant funding from the County of Morris’ Preservation Trust Fund, that included $144,000 for construction documents and $23,616 for construction. Built around 1750, those grant monies were being used to help strengthen the building with Tyvek and cloth coverings and to install aluminum gutters and leaders, among the building's refurbishments.

Find out more about the Grist and Saw Mill in the video below:

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