Southbound traffic on Roseberry Street toward Route 22 is being detoured.
Traffic on Roseberry Street near the Route 22 intersection in Phillipsburg is being detoured after a phone cable was struck Friday afternoon.
Town police posted a notice of the detour on Facebook, saying it was for "emergency repairs."
Initially, the southbound lanes on Roseberry were closed from Elder Avenue to Route 22. As of 4:30 p.m., that section of Roseberry was closed in both directions.
Mayor Harry Wyant Jr. said crews working on the Roseberry-Route 22 intersection struck "a pretty big cable" that was not marked. The detour was set up so the phone cable, which Wyant said was owned by Verizon, could be repaired.
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It was not clear if any Verizon customers were out of service or how long traffic would be diverted, though Wyant said it may continue into Saturday.
A Verizon spokesperson did not immediately return a call for comment.
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