Traffic & Transit
Route 206 Reopens After Downed Tree, Wires In Hillsborough
A tree came down on the highway toppling wires in Hillsborough on Wednesday during the storm.
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Route 206 reopened as of 3 pm. on Thursday after being closed since Wednesday night after a severe thunderstorm toppled a tree and utility wires in Hillsborough.
A tree came down on the highway toppling utility wires on Wednesday night. Hillsborough Police sent out an alert around 6:45 p.m. saying Route 206 was also closed in both directions from Brooks Boulevard to Dukes Parkway West.
PSE&G also reported outages in the area. All power was restored Thursday.
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The highway was reopened as of 3 p.m. Thursday.
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