Traffic & Transit
Route 36 Traffic Restored, Repairs In Progress: NJ DOT
JCP&L is currently making repairs on Route 36 in Sea Bright following a transformer fire on Sunday, officials said.
RUMSON, NJ — Repairs to Route 36 in Sea Bright are expected to be complete by Monday night following a transformer fire that took place on Sunday, NJ Department of Transportation spokesman Steve Schapiro said.
Route 36 was closed in both directions shortly before 9 p.m. on Sunday due to the fire, Schapiro said.
At 5:35 a.m. on Monday, the NJ Department of Transportation posted that all lanes of Route 36 northbound were closed north of County Route 520 and Rumson Road in Sea Bright following the incident.
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The southbound lane of Route 36 reopened around 12:30 a.m. on Monday, according to Schapiro, with northbound traffic restored by 10:30 a.m.
According to Schapiro, northbound traffic was restored by shifting with southbound traffic using the southbound shoulder and northbound traffic using the southbound travel lane.
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JCP&L is currently making repairs in the area, which are expected to be complete by Monday night, according to Schapiro.
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