Car Crash, Overturned Truck, Downed Tree Snarling Traffic On Morris Highways Tuesday

Three unrelated incidents are slowing traffic on two of Morris County’s most heavily traveled roadways Tuesday morning and early afternoon, causing lane closures and delays.

Traffic website 511nj.org was reporting just before noon that a car accident on Route 80 eastbound just west of exit 25 (Mt. Olive Township) had one lane blocked and was causing a 10 to 15 minute delay.

Further east, on Route 280 westbound, the ramp to exit 1W in Parsippany was closed due to an overturned dump truck, which occurred at 11:30 a.m.

Finally, on Route 287 southbound just south of exit 36 in Morristown, a downed tree was blocking the right lane, which has been closed until repairs are made to the area.

UPDATE: As of 12:40 p.m., both the Mt. Olive and Morristown incidents had been cleared, according to 511nj.org. The dump truck crash was still under investigation.

There is currently no timetable on when any of the incidents will be cleared.

Pictured: Overturned dump truck on Rt. 280 at Exit 1W. Photo Credit: Jean Arc