The flood-prone Brooklawn Circle has been inundated and closed to traffic repeatedly, inconveniencing thousands of drivers and many local residents and businesses.
The Brooklawn Circle at 7 a.m. on Friday, March 15. Local business owners and residents say flooding often forces the closure of the circle. Water tends to remain in the low-lying portion of the circle under the railroad overpass.People who live, work, or drive along Route 130 near the border of Camden and Gloucester Counties know all about flooding at the Brooklawn Circle.
“From the third week of December until the Super Bowl we had the most brutal stretch of flooding I’ve ever seen,” Verchio said. “When that circle closes and stays closed, it hurts us.” The Brooklawn Circle was closed about 45 times in 2023 and 15 times so far this year. No flooding or closures were reported between Feb. 13 — the day after NJDOT installed the pump — and the first week in March.
Aaron Belz, a software engineer, set up brooklawncircle.com in October 2022 due to his “overflowing of frustrations” about flooding.“A Brooklawn Circle closing seems unless you’re in the middle of it,” he said. “I wanted to help people with their day-to-day commuting, and right away I started getting positive feedback.”Another DOT project — to replace the bridge that carries Route 47 across the Big Timber Creek and connects it to the eastern circle — is set to begin this spring.
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