Updated Road Closures and Power Outages from Tropical Storm Irene
As of 10:40am, National Grid is reporting that Warren and Saratoga Counties are still seeing large numbers of people without power. In Warren County, 17,490 houses are without power, in Saratoga County 21,000 homes are in the dark with Schenectady (24,000) and Albany (22,000) counties still in the dark too. In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene, we also see several road closures.
To help you better prepare your travel plans today, YNN has just released the updated road closure list for 10:40am August 29, 2011. At the time of this post, WGNA's Lou Roberts just informed us that the Green Island Bridge has now been closed.
UPDATE 11:35am- Village of Waterford evacuated. Cohoes-Waterford bridge and Waterford-Troy bridge closed. Waterford/Halfmoon school designated as shelter.
Albany:
787 southbound at Exit 4A southbound. Use Exit 4B+
I-787 NB Exit 4 OFF-RAMP. Motorists should use Exit 2+
Ramp to Clinton Avenue & Colonie Street from the Dunn Bridge (US 9 & 20) Westbound
NY 85 Town of New Scotland both either direction at Maple Road over creek
NY 32 in both directions at Feura Bush Road from Mead Lane
West Sand Lake NY 43 in both directions from NY 150 to Reichards Lake Road
Rte. 66 from Church to Sharp St.
NY 136 from Lucile to Reichert Rd.
Rte. 146 Bridge over the Normanskill between Rte. 20 & Rte. 158 Guilderland
Schodack Landing NY 9J in both directions at CR 2
NY 406 in both directions from Western Turnpike; US 20 to Guilderland Avenue
Troy:
NY 2 Closed in in both directions from Congress Street Bridge; Albany-Rensselaer County Line to Massachusetts State Line
US 20 in both directions at NY 66 near East Nassau
Evacuation order remains in effect for River road on the Route 67 side of the river below the Hydroelectric generation plant in Johnsonville in the Rensselaer County Town of Pittstown.***
Route 7 from Troy to Vermont is now open!*
351 the entire way from route 2 to route 43 is open!*
Schenectady
I-890 both directions closed between exits 5 and 2
NY 7 in both directions from Saint Davids Lane to Balltown Road
NY 337 in both directions at I-890 Interchange to Burdeck
RTE 146 (Balltown Rd) both directions at the Rexford Bridge
RTE 50 both directions at Freemans Bridge Road
Glenridge Road at Maple Avenue Extension
Rotterdam Junction: Route 5 (Amsterdam Rd) from Vley Rd to Rte 103 (Bridge St) in the Town of Glenville.
Stockade neighborhood area west of Erie Boulevard to the Mohawk River has been evacuated***
Schenectady Bridges:
Rte 5 over the Western Gateway Bridge
Route 103 bridge west of Schenectady
Freeman's Bridge
Amsterdam/Montgomery County/Schoharie:
I-90 Thruway between exits 29A and 27 both directions
US 20 in both directions from I-88 Exit 24 to Schoharie Turnpike
US 20 from NY 30A to Albany-Schenectady County Line
I-88 in both directions from Exit 22 - NY 145 to Exit 24; US 20; NY 7 until 12:15 PM.** No local detour use State Route 17 East to I-87 for points East.+
NY 146 in both directions at Schoharie-Albany County Line
NY 7 from Town of Cobleskill; Town of Richmondville Line; Ramp to Town of Schoharie
NY 7 from Town of Schoharie; Town of Cobleskill Line to Town of Esperance
NY 67 from Town of Amsterdam to CR 38 McDonald Drive until 11:00 AM**
NY 161 over Schoharie Hughes Road to Fort Hunter Road - Minaville Road...includes Railroad Street
NY 5s Bridge over Schoharie Creek
NY 30A from East Main Street
Start NY 5 Overlap to Riverside Drive
5s over Lasher Creek
Fort Johnson NY 5 from NY 67 to NY 30 until 11am**
NY 29A from Town of Salisbury to NY 29 until 11am**
Rensselaer County:
State Route 20 east of nassau from Route 66 to Route 66 remains closed
Route 2 remains closed
Route 7 from Troy to Vermont is now open!
351 the entire way from route 2 to route 43 is open
Saratoga/Lake George/Warren County/Washington County:
Stillwater Rte 4 North and South is closed at Wright Loop
Ganesvoort 32 North and South at Browsville Rd
US 9 in both directions at Town of Queensbury to Bedrock
Rte 9L at Pilor Knob Rd
Route 9 between Route 9N and Lincoln Pond Rd
NY 67 in both directions at CR 111; Johnsonville CR 103 to Marpie Rd
Routes 61 and 67 in Washington County have several detoured areas
Rte 9 is closed between Loon Lake and Pottersville Town of Chester
Prospect Mountain has flooding off of it
Canada Street in Lake George
Dieskau Street
State routes 9 and 9N, Bloody Pond Road, Lake Avenue and Bolton Road in Lake George were all washed out
Hague Town bridge on Yaw road washed away
New Hague Rd and West Hague Rd
Bridges in Granville are all closed
Route 22 & 149 Intersection
Greenwich Minor flooding of Battenkill
Market Street Bridge in Horicon
Padanarum Rd north of Padanarum Spur
Westbrook Road
Glens Falls Mountain Rd from Smith Rd to East River Dr.
Beach Road
Viele Pond Road
Hickory Hill Road
Alden Ave 271-Crossroad
Harrington Hill Rd is closed from Baker Cross Rd and Moose Ridge
Federal Hill Rd, Bolton; between Braley Hill and Frank Cameron Roads
Glen Creek Road
Rogers Road in North River
Hudson Street
Lower end of Mud St closed-wash out Rt418 washed out near Hudson River and between Cameron Rd and 1000 Acres
Key:
* =Recently Re-Opened
** =Has Time Estimates On When Will Re-Open
*** =Roadways/Neighborhoods Evacuated
+ =alternate route suggested
Information courtesy of YNN