Some Cranford Streets Still Closed Due To Storm Isaias (UPDATED)

CRANFORD, NJ — While Tropical Storm Isaias veered west and spared North Jersey the worst of its wrath, it still downed trees and left 1.3 million state residents without power Tuesday.

The Cranford police sent an alert Wednesday morning. (For the most up to date alerts, see the town website here.)

The alert read:

"Road closures for trees & power lines down on Raritan Rd, Lincoln Ave and Walnut Ave. Do not drive around barricades on any street."

Wednesday afternoon, they added an update, saying these streets had closures:

• Raritan Rd. between Cherokee and Lexington Ave.
• Kenilworth Blvd. westbound from Springfield Ave.
• Walnut Ave. between Lincoln and Blake Ave.
• Lincoln Ave. at Centennial Ave.
• Lincoln Park East at Cranford Hall
• Hillside Ave.
• Ludlow Ave. at Christiani St.
• Riverside Dr. between Orange and Casino Ave.
• Lenox Ave. between Tuxedo and N. Union Ave.
• West End Pl. at Hampton Rd.
• Balmiere Pkwy
• Spruce St. at Torbush St.
• Makatom Dr.
• Moss Ln.
• Greaves Pl.
• Spring Garden at Estelle Pl.

Nearby, Westfield's mayor sent out a long list of streets that were "impassible." (Read it here.)

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Report your power outage directly to PSE&G by calling 1-800-436-PSEG (7734) or by texting “OUT” to 4PSEG (47734). Review storm preparation tips; visit https://nj.pseg.com/safetyandreliability/stormsafety.

Stay away from downed wires

Downed wires should always be considered “live.” Stay at least 30 feet away from downed wires. Do not approach or drive over a downed line and do not touch anything it might be in contact with. If a wire falls on or near your car, stay inside the car, call 911, and do not get out until PSEG de-energizes the line. If you MUST get out of the vehicle because it is on fire, jump as far as possible away from the vehicle, with both feet landing on the ground at the same time, and hop or shuffle away.

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