Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene's Middletown Sinkholes
The storm-related closures of the two roads continue indefinitely due to large-scale sinkhole problems.
Hurricane Irene's blows in the form of sinkholes on both Hubbard Avenue and Holland Road, in Middletown, continue to trouble county and township officials. Detours have indefinitely been placed at both sites according to William Heine, Monmouth County's spokesman. The sinkhole on Hubbard Avenue in the River Plaza section took out a portion of the county road's southbound lane near the Shadow Lake dam sometime during the storm. County work crews have since placed concrete and mesh barriers as well as chain link fences in the middle of Hubbard Avenue to prevent traffic from entering the impacted area. The road is closed just south of the River Plaza Elementary School and Alexander Drive. Coming from the south, motorists are detoured at Park …
