State and Local Police: Stay Off Roads If Possible

State police in Somerville said they were expecting the interstate highways to remain slippery into early Sunday morning, as the state continued to remove downed debris from roadways late Saturday night.

A down tree closed the right and center lanes on Interstate 287 southbound at mile-marker 30 in Bernards Township at about 11 p.m., state police said.

Dozens of accidents were reported all day in the Somerville barracks' coverage area, which includes interstates 78 and 287 north through the Bernards Township/Bernardsville area.

"There's been no improvement," state police reported as of shortly after 10 p.m. Tree debris had been removed from highways in the area of Bernards Township at that time, but road crews still were at work clearing I-287 to the north, a trooper said.

Highway traffic was fairly light for a Saturday night, and roads remained in poor travel condition, he said.

Township police conditions as of Saturday night.

State police were expecting some precipitation to continue until about 5 a.m.

"I hope everyone sleeps in on Sunday," the trooper said.