Route 42

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. 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 Anne Pyburn Craig on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013 - 4:48 pm
Photo of Charlie Sanborn, by Nicholas Piatek Photography. The Catskills are two-wheel paradise, especially if you're not afraid of a few hills. Some people move here just because they love the riding; others try it out on a whim and fall in love with the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Mar. 18, 2013 - 10:04 am
The Times Herald-Record reports that a Saturday evening car crash on Route 42 in Fallsburg claimed the life of an 18-year-old Woodbourne resident, after the car she was riding in struck a tree: Police say Franseca Torres, 18, was killed and a second... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2012 - 12:32 pm
The driver of a Jeep Cherokee that collided with a ShortLine bus on Route 42 in Monticello yesterday has been pronounced dead, a New York State Police press release said. Yesterday afternoon, according to the press release, the driver of the Jeep clipped... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 17, 2012 - 6:42 pm
Around 3:40pm, a Jeep Cherokee collided with a ShortLine bus on Route 42 in Monticello, leaving the driver of the Jeep critically injured and injuring many of the bus's passengers. CatskillScoop reported around 3:45pm that members of the Catskills... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 - 12:46 pm
A stretch of Route 42 in the town of Lexington, which has been shut down for nearly six months because of damage from the Irene and Lee floods, re-opened this morning -- no doubt to the great delight of Lexington's 805 residents. Chris Dwon, Lexington's... Read more
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