⚠️ A tractor-trailer brought down 4 utility poles, shutting down part of Route 9 in Old Bridge➡️ About 1,100 households lost power as utility crews worked to restore service🔴 Traffic lights went dark along Route 9 through Old Bridge and Marlboro, causing major delaysOLD BRIDGE — A truck traveling on Route 9 brought down several utility poles in the area where Old Bridge and Marlboro share a border, gridlocking traffic and knocking out power to over a thousand households on Friday afternoon. It was a tractor-trailer that had been headed south on the highway, which got caught on low-hanging wires while exiting onto Texas Road, Old Bridge Police Lt. Richard Mustacchio said to New Jersey 101.5. Texas Road at Route 9 in Old Bridge and Marlboro (Google Maps) Texas Road at Route 9 in Old Bridge and Marlboro (Google Maps)Stretch of Route 9 closed as utility crews respondedAfter the crash, Route 9 North remained closed at Route 520 in Old Bridge, as investigation and cleanup continued, Old Bridge police said on their Facebook page. The situation also led to several traffic lights being out along Route 9 from Old Bridge through Marlboro without power, according to police in neighboring Manalapan. Within two hours, the remaining outages in Marlboro were closer to 700, according to the JCP&L outages map.