road closures
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 - 12:39 pm
The New York State Department of Transportation and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection will be repairing a 3-mile stretch of Route 990V in Gilboa for three weeks in October, according to a press release issued by the DEP last week.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Sep. 8, 2014 - 10:36 am
The New York State Department of Transportation has closed Route 42 in Greene County's Halcott Mountain Pass for a few days this week to remove the remains of a rockslide that cut across the road in May.
Beginning today, Monday, September 8, Route 42 in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014 - 10:39 am
A short section of Route 42 in the town of Lexington is scheduled to be closed on Tuesday while a private bridge is installed, according to the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT).
Route 42 will be closed from Spruceton Road to Beech Ridge... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 27, 2014 - 2:04 pm
A section of Route 32 in the town of Ulster was shut down around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, after a propane truck overturned on the roadway.
According to an official announcement from the state Department of Transportation (DOT) on NY-Alert, Route 32 is shut... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 20, 2014 - 11:35 am
Above: A rock that slid from a steep bank above Route 42 in Lexington last week lies next to the road's damaged guard rail. Photo taken Thursday, May 15 by Lissa Harris.
A stretch of Route 42 in the town of Lexington, which was shut down last week after a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 15, 2014 - 3:54 pm
Above: A landslide on a steep bank overlooking Route 42 in Lexington. Photo by Lissa Harris.
A stretch of Route 42 in Greene County was shut down on Thursday morning after a mudslide, and remains closed. Traffic has been shut down from Spruceton Road in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 2, 2014 - 12:38 pm
Post by Schoharie Co. Fire Wire & News.
Above: Photo from the scene posted on Facebook by Schoharie Co. Fire Wire & News.
A 47-year-old woman threatening suicide, and splashing herself and her home with gallons of gasoline, triggered a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 - 2:01 pm
Above: A Google StreetView image of the Sauer Bridge in Saugerties.
The Sauer Bridge on the Glasco Turnpike, built on 1962 over the Esopus Creek in Saugerties, has been due for an upgrade for some time. But last Saturday, the Sauer situation got a lot... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 - 2:32 pm
On Wednesday morning, Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared I-84 in New York State closed to all traffic due to snow and ice conditions.
Around 2 p.m., Cuomo's office announced that the road had been reopened throughout New York State:
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 - 1:50 pm
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday afternoon that a county-wide road closure, which was announced early in the morning, would be lifted at 2 p.m.:
The road closure for Delaware County will be lifted at effective 2pm today. Even... Read more
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