News & Opinion
On July 3, 2024, at approximately 10 a.m., a pedestrian was struck by a car at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and the Route 280 Eastbound Ramp. The vehicle that hit the pedestrian left the scene of the accident, prompting immediate concern and action from witnesses and authorities.
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A somber mood envelops the town of Harrison following a tragic accident on Sunday, August 27, 2023, where a bicyclist was fatally struck by a car. The incident occurred at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and the on-ramp to Route 280 East.
Initial reports suggest that the driver of the vehicle...
The Clay St Bridge, a vital traffic artery in our community, will be closed for construction from Monday, July 31, 2023, to Friday, August 4, 2023. The construction work will be carried out between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm, weather permitting.
During this period, the bridge will be inaccessible...
Route 280 has sound barriers along its route to help reduce road noise going into communities. The Sound Barriers along suburban towns are made of concrete and are decorative, as decorative as you can make a sound barrier look.
The Sound Barriers along Route 280 in Harrison were initially...
Throw Back Thursday. This week we are featuring the Harrison High School Environmental Club and Arts Club with the assistance of then Harrison’s 2nd Ward Councilman Anselmo Millan cleaned up the entrance to and exit of Route 280 by Harrison Avenue. But the clean-up was not just...
The William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge connects Interstate Route 280 between the cities of Newark and Harrison, N.J. The structure is a vertical lift drawbridge originally commissioned circa 1946.
In 2009 the bridge was rehabiliated by the IEW Construction Group. NJDOT awarded a contract to IEW...
