
The Eruv of Monsey released its weekly inspection report ahead of Shabbos Parshas B’haloscha, detailing extensive repairs and maintenance completed across the Eruv system.
According to the report, Eruv checkers identified a total of 35 issues this week. Of those, 13 were classified as not kosher and required immediate attention, 10 were categorized as high-priority repairs, and the remainder were lower-priority maintenance items. Officials confirmed that all sections of the Eruv are currently kosher.
In Suffern, crews completed repairs after branches were found touching the Eruv wire along Campbell Avenue. In Airmont, crews coordinated with a Verizon utility pole crew on Eros Drive to complete repairs to a wire beneath a PVC lechi. Additional work was completed on Sparrowbush Road, where a wire being pushed by branches was secured.
In Chestnut Ridge, crews repaired a lechi and completed additional maintenance work throughout the area. Pearl River and Montebello were inspected and found to be fully operational.
Several repairs were completed within the Monsey Rambam Eruv. Along West Maple Avenue near Route 306, a tangled string was repaired and surrounding branches were trimmed. Crews also repaired a compromised fence after a new shortcut was opened between Beloved Road and Route 306, installing a new pole and string to restore the boundary. In the Monsey Rambam (Sh’lav 2), branches touching the Eruv string on North Saddle River Road were removed, while tangled strings were corrected on Viola Road and College Road near RCC.
In the Spring Valley Rambam section, crews cut branches touching the Eruv string at three separate locations along Route 45 near Route 59. Spring Valley, Nanuet, Wesley Hills, New Hempstead, New City, and Hillcrest were otherwise reported to be fully operational following inspections.
A major infrastructure project was completed in the Hillcrest/Pomona area, where crews completely rebuilt and upgraded the Eruv route along Ladentown Road near Route 202. The project included the installation of new wires and upgraded PVC infrastructure designed to strengthen the Eruv boundary.
In Haverstraw, crews repaired a broken lechi near a construction site along Route 202 and corrected two locations where wires had become tangled.
Officials also highlighted extensive maintenance work completed earlier in the week. On Monday and Tuesday, crews focused on clearing a backlog of lower-priority issues throughout the system, successfully resolving approximately 30 outstanding maintenance items. Additional work included an extensive inspection and clearing operation behind Pomona, where branches and overgrowth around the lechi line were removed, as well as upgrades to the Eruv route between Route 202 and Quaker Road.
Eruv officials confirmed that all necessary repairs and inspections were completed ahead of Shabbos, ensuring the Eruv remains fully operational for the community.