The Harrison Township Mayor said an estimated 50,000 gallons were released into the stream system.
A backed-up ravine created a giant hole in a road in Mullica Hill with a ‘torrent of water’A road closure is shown on Mullica Hill road Friday, March 15, 2024, as officials investigate the collapse of a road in Gloucester County, N.J.What can best be described as a giant crater was discovered Friday on a road in Mullica Hill.
Residents reported a “torrent of water” started washing through parts of their properties around 7:30 a.m., according to Harrison Township Mayor Louis Manzo.The road where the hole was discovered is elevated with embankments and has the ravine going through it on either side. The bottom of the embankment has pipes, said Manzo, but over time they became clogged, as they require manual clearing, creating a buildup of water.
Still, Manzo said the clogging became more of an issue on one side of the ravine with “the unprecedented amount of precipitation” the township has seen in recent years. The pressure became too much, said the mayor, causing the blowout of the embankment and section of the road Friday. “However, their continuity of life is a focus of ours right now,” he said of those residents. “No injuries whatsoever but power is out, water service is out. So we are focusing on restoring them as we speak.”The hole is a short walk to Mullica Hill’s Main Street. Businesses there said their utilities remained without interruption Friday morning and employees had no trouble getting in.
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