Is there a way from 287 to the stadium that's open? I can take the NJTP to 287 but I'm unsure about the roads from there to the stadium
Could the Game be Postponed?
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Is there a way from 287 to the stadium that's open? I can take the NJTP to 287 but I'm unsure about the roads from there to the stadium
I hope they make the best decision possible but, sadly, unless trains are running and shuttles to the stadium are still on schedule, many of us won’t be able to make it tonight. It would be a shame to have impossible travel conditions that put a damper on the game.
From someone’s FB post -
I was just attempting to get down there. I live 7 miles away in Bridgewater. I work just up the road on River Rd. Rt. 287 is a parking lot because cars can't get OFF the highway. Raritan River over it's bank all through the Johnson Park area and the Bound Brook end. River Road closed completely, river not done rising. Rt 28 is blocked off all through Somerville, Bound Brook, Middlesex. Intermittent closures in Piscataway. I doubt their Bus could even get through.
I was just attempting to get down there. I live 7 miles away in Bridgewater. I work just up the road on River Rd. Rt. 287 is a parking lot because cars can't get OFF the highway. Raritan River over it's bank all through the Johnson Park area and the Bound Brook end. River Road closed completely, river not done rising. Rt 28 is blocked off all through Somerville, Bound Brook, Middlesex. Intermittent closures in Piscataway. I doubt their Bus could even get through.
Forecast for flooding for the Raritan increased to just about the same record level seen for Floyd in 1999, at least at Bound Brook, peaking around 1-2 pm, then declining, as per the graphic. Let's hope Bound Brook, in particular, can handle this. I'm guessing this means River Road will be closed for at least the next 24 hours. Not sure about 18 in NB. Most of the road closures in the NB-Pway local area from last night are now open, so I still think we'll have a game tonight. RU still says classes are on starting at 1 pm...
My very good friend (and fellow rabid RU football/hoops fan and ticket mate) who is a firefighter in Hillsborough said they made numerous water rescues last night, but unfortunately couldn't reach two people who died. Tragic.
Bound Brook is under water. Mandatory evacuations
It's not only the flooding but the crazy amount of abandoned cars all over the highways
The best is that he’s still posting, and posting very unintelligent things.
You think he would have stepped away after post #1.
18 NB is dead stop from just before the Rt 1 interchange to the closure at the express/local split. George St. is dead stop the whole length. Yes, there are ways to navigate the surface streets around the closure but it's nowhere near "no delays".
Whatever happens I think RU has a resonsibility to announce it soon.
The game will be a cluster F. 287 will be jammed with cars getting off to the stadium. Add the mobile parking pass along with areas that will be roped off due to muddy lots especially yellow and blue.
Honestly feeding more traffic into there is a disaster right now and not a great idea.
Yes the exit before River Road. Then take Hoes Lane in. It becomes 18 right near the Stadium
But what hotel does the visiting team stay at?
What hotel does RU stay at? Last year they were in Bridgewater
Anyone tailgate with this dude? Is he one of those angry drunks? Geez
I don’t know.
But if they can get to the Stadium…same for whomever is covering it for BTN.
287 is at a dead stop near Somerville exit by Patriot Stadium to Manville exit I believe exit 12.
Beautiful day out. Such a ******** shame.
Their best move is to make it to.orrow night.
Saturday afternoon or playing it without fans is an absolute terrible decision.
Piscataway township calling for fans to be barred from the game.
Their best move is to make it to.orrow night.
Saturday afternoon or playing it without fans is an absolute terrible decision.
Piscataway township calling for fans to be barred from the game.
WTF does it being a beautiful day have to do with anything? it is about the flooding, and ability to access the roads to the stadium. That has zero to do with today's weather. You seem to often miss the forest from the trees.
If the town is calling it, no chance it plays tonight with fans. Let’s hope it’s moved to Friday.
oh that would be something, a game would no fans again
people need to stop normalizing games without fans, if cancelled it should be moved to another day with fans, the idea of a game without fans is preposterous but for some reason our society is letting a lot of things go crazy
people need to stop normalizing games without fans, if cancelled it should be moved to another day with fans, the idea of a game without fans is preposterous but for some reason our society is letting a lot of things go crazy
Yeah, just saw that - let's hope the mitigations they put in place after Floyd wll prevent anything like what happened in 1999...
you’re really an odd person. Nobody is living in “fear” but rather posting factual information about an extreme storm.
I think a big difficulty in the decision is that the Raritan hasn't crested yet. It's already above record at Manville and headed for it at Bound Brook. Can you imagine if the river crested as.people arrive or during the game and Johnson Park started flooding with cars parked all over?
https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=phi&gage=bdkn4
https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=phi&gage=bdkn4
That‘s not good. The deaths from flooding nor the Raritan flood forecast for today.Forecast for flooding for the Raritan increased to just about the same record level seen for Floyd in 1999, at least at Bound Brook, peaking around 1-2 pm, then declining, as per the graphic. Let's hope Bound Brook, in particular, can handle this. I'm guessing this means River Road will be closed for at least the next 24 hours. Not sure about 18 in NB. Most of the road closures in the NB-Pway local area from last night are now open, so I still think we'll have a game tonight. RU still says classes are on starting at 1 pm...
My very good friend (and fellow rabid RU football/hoops fan and ticket mate) who is a firefighter in Hillsborough said they made numerous water rescues last night, but unfortunately couldn't reach two people who died. Tragic.
I think that also means it’s become more likely that the game will either be postponed or cancelled or maybe played without fans.
if they are problems today, they wont just magically disappear tomorrow for resources...just play the game Saturday at noon, it will be brilliant sunny end of summer day
Just calm down and ignore people you disagree with. Some of you people with internet muscles and a proclivity to fight are sad and funny at the same time. It's just one person's opinion who lives in an area that was not heavily impacted by the storm. Don't get so triggered and angry.
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