Many Middlesex Boro, Piscataway, New Brunswick Roads Flooded Monday

MIDDLESEX BOROUGH, NJ — As of 9:31 a.m. Monday, Cedar Avenue is closed to all traffic at the Piscataway border due to flooding.

Only local traffic is permitted on Cedar Avenue.

Where else in the area is flooded Monday morning:

Flooding was reported on I-287 in Piscataway

In New Brunswick, avoid the area of Rt. 27 between How Lane to Franklin Blvd due to flooding.

AVOID Joyce Kilmer Ave and Charles St. for the next several hours due to flooding.

Buccleuch Park

Jersey Avenue between Van Dyke and Sandford

Triangle Road in New Brunswick

Landing Lane bridge in New Brunswick closed Monday morning due to flooding

In Middlesex borough, Baekeland Avenue is closed to all traffic between Cedar Avenue and Clawson Street (Piscataway) due to flooding.

Shepherd Avenue is closed to all traffic at the Bridgewater border due to flooding.

River Road is closed to all traffic between Baekeland Ave./Lincoln Blvd., due to flooding.

Moderate flooding is possible as the north branch of the Raritan River reached 10.76 feet Monday morning near the south branch. A flood warning is also in effect for homes around the Raritan River at Bound Brook from Monday afternoon to late Tuesday morning. At 28 feet, backyard and low areas are protected by levees and the flood wall. Without the levees or if there is a breach in the levees, minor flooding will occur. At 30.0 feet, Main Street is protected by flap valves/sluice gates. This level triggers the gate closures to protect Main Street.