Traffic & Transit
Storm Brings Down Trees, Wires In West Deptford
The storm is already impacting traffic, with lane closures on Route 130.
WEST DEPTFORD, NJ — Fallen trees and wires from Wednesday's storm are impacting travel on Route 130 in West Deptford.
They came down on Wednesday afternoon. One of two northbound lanes are closed in the area north of Interstate 295 as of 2:30 p.m., according to 511NJ.
It came as heavy winds began moving through the region for a storm that's expected to get severe during Wednesday's evening commute.
Find out what's happening in West Deptfordfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
"Gloucester County is expecting the main impacts to be between 4 PM and 7 PM today," the county emergency management office said on social media. "The primary hazard is expected to be damaging winds between 50 mph to 70 mph (up to a 15% chance of that occurring within the county) that could result in tree and line damage."
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