BREAKING NEWS: PORTION OF ROUTE 47 TO BE CLOSED UNTIL JUNE IN MIDDLE TWP.

A portion of Route 47 in Middle Township is being closed by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.  State officials announced Friday that a portion of the highway between Indian Trail Road and Springers Mill Road will be shut down as of Monday at 7am to repair a culvert that is causing sinkholes in the roadway.  Variable message signs will be posted, and detours will remain in place until June.