Slippery road closed on Hilton Avenue in rain

Heard on: Maplewood Police Department

01:29

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Union FD just advised me that this road needs to remain shut down until the rain stops.

00:05

There's too much oil on the ground and it's pushing it, causing it to be too slippery.

00:11

Very good.

00:17

Central 402.

00:22

Yes.

00:24

Are you going to stay at that location or do we need to place barricades?

00:33

You might want to call Union and shut down Hilton.

00:44

Three six.

00:57

Central to 4-19.

00:59

4-19.

01:06

Four to central, just advise you to block it off at Hilton and Berkeley.

01:15

10-4, I have them on the phone now.

01:17

I'm advising them.

01:18

They're having a shift change, so we're gonna have to wait a bit.

01:24

I receive. I'm out here temporarily because there was too many cars coming down.

01:28

Waiting for them to get here.

8/11/2026 02:20 PM

Road Closure

Hilton Ave, Maplewood, NJ

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, police and fire personnel report that rain has pushed oil across the roadway on or near Hilton Avenue in Maplewood, New Jersey, creating a slippery surface. Authorities are keeping the road closed and blocking traffic at the intersection of Hilton and Berkeley until conditions improve.