Water main break shuts down Hubbard Avenue in Middletown Township, New Jersey

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- There was a huge water main break in Monmouth County on Wednesday.

New Jersey American Water says there was a 12-inch main break on Hubbard Avenue near Navesink River Road in Middletown Township.

Repairs were expected to be complete by late Thursday morning.

Four homes and a school are without water service.

The area is impassable in both directions.

Police say the road is expected to be closed for at least 24 hours.