Traffic & Transit
Crash Closes Route 70 In Manchester: Sheriff
If you are traveling through the area, plan an alternate route. authorities said.
MANCHESTER, NJ — Route 70 is closed in Manchester Sunday evening due to a motor vehicle crash, the Ocean County sheriff's office said.
The closure is from Whitesville Road to Route 571/Ridgeway Road, the sheriff's office said in a Nixle alert about 6:15 p.m. Manchester Township police followed up with a Nixle about 6:45 p.m. saying the road is closed.
There was no immediate word on injuries.
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The sheriff's office has been urging motorists to be aware of the changing travel conditions; heavy rain was falling across much of Ocean County Sunday evening as the Thanksgiving weekend came to a close.
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