Traffic & Transit

Traffic Signal Outage Causing Delays On Route 70 In Manchester

Police are urging motorists to avoid the area for the next few hours.

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A traffic signal issue is causing delays at Route 539 and Route 70 on Tuesday, police said.
A traffic signal issue is causing delays at Route 539 and Route 70 on Tuesday, police said. (Via Manchester Township Police)

MANCHESTER, NJ — Manchester police are asking motorists to avoid Route 539 and Route 70 on Tuesday afternoon due to a traffic signal outage.

In a Nixle alert, police said the signal outage is causing heavy traffic in the area and significant delays.

There were no details on what caused the signal outage; road crews have been working on Route 70 overnight on a project to widen the westbound shoulder and signal improvements at the intersection are part of the project.

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