Bridgewater's Regional Mall Partially Loses Power at Lunchtime

When Priscille and I arrived at The Bridgewater Commons Mall late this morning, the Mall had lost power  on all three floors facing the east side, while establishments on the other side facing Route 202-206 still had electricity.

The lower level of the Mall at 12:22 pm today, with a power outage affecting stores on the left on all three levels.  Power was still available to stores on the right (the west side, near Route 202-206).  Macy's, straight ahead, still has electricity functioning.  (Photo/Dick Bergeron)

The Food Court which is on the upper level was also affected with loss of power.  The California Pizza Kitchen on the ground floor near Lord & Taylor on the west side was still in operation at 12:23 pm when we left.  It may have been the only restaurant still open for business.

The escalators were inoperable, but the elevators were still working.  I observed several people exiting from one of them:  Elevators are not a good feature to use under such conditions!

Power outages are tricky and unpredictable.  If you had plans to visit the Mall, it would be a good idea to check first.  The phone number listed on the website of The Bridgewater Commons Mall is 908-218-0001.

While driving out of the Mall, we saw an emergency truck standing in front of the Marriott Bridgewater Hotel (908-927-9300), and access to Prince Rodgers Avenue was blocked.  A call placed to the Marriott at 1:14 pm confirmed that the hotel still had no power.  A similar call placed to The Bridgewater Commons Mall customer service did not go through.

Evening Update:  As of 8:50 pm this evening, calls placed to representatives at The Bridgewater Commons Mall and to the Bridgewater Marriott Hotel confirmed that the power outage situation at both locations had not yet been resolved.

Currently:  All signals are go for Bridgewater's Regional Shopping Mall which had power restored since last Friday and may experience a last-minute rush of  very welcomed shoppers on Labor Day in anticipation of school opening, well before the rains pay us another unwelcome(!) visit.