Boonton NJ Route 287 Emergency frantic repair from Hurricane Irene erosion

The Rockaway River tore down the narrow gorge to the Jersey City reservoir. Where the river makes a sharp turn, the banks eroded to the point where there was a major collapse on the large hill...and the highway side lost the shoulder and the right lane for over 100 feet. Dump trucks are lined up on the closed portion of the the highway to aid in the rescue of the remaining portion of the highway and to halt additional damage to more highway lanes. What a place for Kayaking!!!

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[indyfan22k]

how did these people not get hit by traffic ?

[DistractionCascade]

thank God they got that fixed!

[sayuriyuu210]

@Beachdudeca it's the rockaway river that feeds into the resevoir. It always ran next to 287N, this is the first time I've ever seen it flood like this, it never floods this bad. it washed away one lane of the highway, it didn't just come up over the side.

[Beachdudeca]

So is that actually the water from the Reservoir , or a feeder to that body of water that broke out onto 287