Images from the East Brunswick Police Department showed a large hole that opened up along the side of Route 18 South.
Officers arrived on the scene and closed the road to traffic Saturday morning.
Police are telling people to avoid the area and expect delays near Rues Lane and Main Street.
There's no word yet when the road might reopen.
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