Route 17 in Saddle River finally reopened around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, more than 14 hours after utility lines fell across the roadway, closing it.
There was no telling how long it would take.
Photo Credit: Contributed photoThe pole "just snapped on its own," a responder said.
Photo Credit: Contributed photoPolice say it'll be awhile before things get moving again.
Photo Credit: COURTESY: Allendale PDThe wires fell near the QuickChek.
Photo Credit: GooglemapsA utility pole "just snapped on its own," a responder told Daily Voice -- beginning a rush-hour nightmare that became an hours-long annoyance.
Traffic choked roads in several towns while crews from Orange & Rockland and Verizon made repairs.
Contributed photo (above)
PHOTO (above): Courtesy ALLENDALE PD
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