Route 9 Closed for Hours After Overnight Crash

Middle Township, NJ – A section of U.S. Route 9 remained closed Tuesday morning after an overnight crash brought down a utility pole and left electrical wires across the roadway in Middle Township.

According to the New Jersey Department of Transportation, all lanes of Route 9 were closed in both directions south of Main Street as of 9:32 a.m. because of the downed pole.

Police urge drivers to avoid the area

The Middle Township Police Department said the closure extended between East Main Avenue and Bayview Road in the Edgewood section of the township...