Traffic & Transit

Crash Closes Route 37 In Manchester

Police are asking motorists to avoid the area.

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Traffic is being detoured around the intersection of Route 37 and Colonial Avenue. (Via Marge Simpson/Patch reader)
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A crash has created traffic issues on Route 37 near Colonial Drive on Monday. (Patch graphic)

MANCHESTER, NJ — Route 37 is closed in the area of Colonial Drive in Manchester on Monday afternoon due to a motor vehicle crash.

Manchester police issued a Nixle alert about 1:35 p.m. urging motorists to avoid the area.

Details on the crash were not immediately available.

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A Patch reader said traffic is being detoured at Alexander Avenue and at Gerald Avenue around the crash site.

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