Crime & Safety
UPDATED: Accident at NJ Turnpike Overpass Shuts Down Hartford Rd.
Hartford Road in Mount Laurel remains closed following an accident involving a piece of construction equipment Monday morning.
UPDATE: Hartford Road has been reopened, according to Mount Laurel Police.
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Hartford Road is still closed following an accident involving a piece of construction equipment Monday morning.
According to the Burlington County Times, an excavator was being transported on a flatbed truck when it struck the underside of the New Jersey Turnpike overpass, damaging several iron beams.
The accident occurred around 8 a.m. and Hartford Road remained closed between Marne Highway and Centerton Road Monday afternoon, Mount Laurel Police said.
The shoulders on both the north and southbound lanes also remain closed.
A spokesman for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority told the Times that engineers are assessing the overpass to determine the extent of the damage and whether it remains structurally sound.
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