Crime & Safety
Downed Power Line Halts Traffic On Westville Avenue Monday Night
Only one home on the block reportedly lost power.
Updated Monday, 7:50 p.m.
A section of Westville Avenue was closed to through traffic on Monday night due to a downed power line.
Police cruisers blocked off Westville Avenue between Sunnie Terrace and Deerfield Road around 6:30 p.m. that night. The well-traveled part of Westville Avenue passes by the main entrance and exit of James Caldwell High School and is located in a quiet residential section of town.
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The downed power line caused only one home on the block to lose power, said Elizabeth Gill, a spokesperson for the utility company PSE&G.
Crews were making repairs to the downed power line shortly before 8 p.m. that evening. Gill said the wires will take approximately an hour to repair.
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