Fallen trees and wires block roadway in Atlantic County, Hamilton Township NJ

Road Closure

Reported: 10/31/2025 09:27 AM

Atlantic County, NJ

Two trees have fallen and brought down electrical wires, completely blocking the roadway near Lawrence Road in Atlantic County. Large branches and wires make the road impassable for travel.

Audio|Source: New Jersey State Police Troop A - Digital

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Transcript:

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Receive.

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The tree is basically bringing down the wires.

00:09

Could you send county out here? I'm going to work on the pool numbers.

00:13

Proceed, 1230.

00:16

2923, what do you need? County Cork traffic?

00:20

Got cut down both of these trees.

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C446 Call, I said that the house is owned by HUD and that there's obvious signs of someone living in there, blankets and pillars.

00:32

The trees that are on the wires?

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Richard Clark, full armed airfield.

00:40

No, 416.

00:42

The wires stand there,

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fully blocking the one way to travel.

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68 East Conner Street, lot 185 motion detector.

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5.5-840, non-stop, Belmar.

00:59

Receive demo.

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1231.31.

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Go ahead.

01:08

42 south and 13 over 4 New Jersey.

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Whiskey 6-3 Victor Micromio.

01:15

So white mercury, Mercury, four, or driver's unknown, 374.

01:19

Receipts 1231.

01:24

My front of 11 is over.

01:31

9-310.

01:37

So it's gonna be 295 southbound, I believe right on the edge of the exit 28 ramp.

01:43

A gray Ford Fusion versus a gray Toyota truck, negative injuries.

01:49

Receive.

01:54

Receive. On 8572, updated and clear.

01:58

Receive, 1232.

02:00

We're counting 8264. 10.

02:10

references, can you show me in return to near Main Street? Zero.

02:16

Okay, call 33.

02:22

It's towns for (name withheld).

02:25

Hey, 176.

02:31

It's near Lawrence Road.

02:34

We got trees down and wires blocking the roadway, large branches and everything.

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