Traffic Alert: Right Lane Closed for Route 37 Sink Hole

A sinkhole closed portions of Route 37 near Mule Road beginning this morning and drivers are urged to avoid the area as construction crews tend to sewer line repair.

The sinkhole emerged around 6 a.m., effectively closing the eastbound right lane and shoulder from Mule Road to Lakehurst Road on the state road.

Business activity slowed, as did vehicular traffic, to the stretch of Route 37 affected, which includes an intersection serving as a main artery for Holiday City residents.

Berkeley Township Police urged nearby Holiday City residents to use alternate routes to Route 37.

In April 2010, the state Department of Transportation battled a sinkhole in the westbound section of Route 37, east of the intersections affected this morning. That project was between Hospital Drive and Oak Ridge Parkway.

For an update gallery of images from the sink hole repair, visit this photo gallery.