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8. Westbound 78 was closed, under water around 5;00 p.m. -- New Providence/Murray Hill.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 11:03 PM

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Water came from the Bell Labs hill and down to the sound barriers. It then poured THROUGH cracks in the barriers and onto the highway. The Jersey barriers stopped the water from going onto the eastbound lanes.

All traffic westbound traffic was stopped .

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This is at the 28rd Street station on the 1 train right now. @newyorkers_x riversedge Monday #1

Eeeeks! @$$&$+#%#@([%@@% !!! electric_blue68 Monday #11

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Oh, dear! electric_blue68 Tuesday #12

Kyle @kczar18 · 2h I've never seen flooding like this in Jersey. New Providence, NJ riversedge Monday #4

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Yikes electric_blue68 Tuesday #13

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Westbound 78 was closed, under water around 5;00 p.m. -- New Providence/Murray Hill. 3Hotdogs Monday #8

My goodness! I have been in that 28th Street Station many times. May all the residents under LoisB Monday #9

IKR? Not reccently for me, but yeah in the past! electric_blue68 Tuesday #16

Not recently for me either. LoisB Tuesday #17

Nick Sortor is a right winger SouthBayDem Tuesday #14

Nothing but sympathy for the people driving like maniacs Warpy Tuesday #15