Power Wires Down Near Livingston Mall, 2nd Time This Month: PD

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Two weeks after a car crash into a utility pole in Essex County closed roads and hampered traffic in Livingston and Florham Park, another power-wire related incident took place near the Livingston Mall on Wednesday, authorities reported.

The Livingston Police Department issued the following advisory about road closures at South Orange Avenue and Eisenhower Parkway:

“South Orange Avenue is closed westbound at Walnut Street. South Orange Avenue is closed eastbound between Eisenhower Parkway and Walnut Street. Eisenhower Parkway is closed southbound at the mall entrance. Entry to the mall from Eisenhower Parkway southbound cannot be gained. Please use the Walnut Street entrances. This is the result of power wires being pulled down. PLEASE AVOID THE AREA.”

Livingston police provided an update at 3 p.m.:

“Eisenhower Parkway is open in both directions but you cannot access the mall from southbound. From Eisenhower you can only go westbound on South Orange Avenue.”

No additional information about Wednesday’s incident was immediately available.

Earlier this month, a crash into a utility pole in Essex County closed roads and hampered traffic in Livingston and Florham Park, with residual effects still felt the next morning.

That crash also shut down South Orange Avenue in both directions at Eisenhower Parkway, authorities said.

• See related article: Crash In Livingston Brings Down Wires, Hampers Traffic Near Mall

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