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Mayor Update On Flooding, Dangerous Conditions On New Haven Roads
Myriad streets across New Haven are now closed due to extreme flooding from the storm, mayor said Friday morning. Here's the list.
NEW HAVEN, CT —Mayor Justin Elicker is cautioning residents to avoid many streets, roads and avenues in New Haven.
Elicker said that the "main challenge" now is the flooding after an inundation of rain, two inches per hour, he said.
High winds are expected once the rain tapers off, he said, but the immediate concern is about flooded streets and roads, of which there are many, with many closures. He urged residents to not walk or drive through these flooded roadways.
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Currently, the following streets and roads are closed due to extreme flooding, per Elicker:
Union Avenue
Mill River Street
Lombard Street
West Rock Avenue at Whalley Avenue
Lombard Street
Church Street
Middletown Avenue
Quinnipiac Avenue
North Frontage Road
Wintergreen Avenue
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Here’s video from Temple and North Frontage. People here tell me a car was submerged at one point. The water is receded now and a tow truck just came in. This is one of the streets closed in @cityofnewhaven #NHV. @NBCConnecticut pic.twitter.com/NgeYEUObPN
— Kyle Jones (@KyleJonesNBC) July 9, 2021
Friday afternoon, Elicker and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro visited the New Haven Emergency Operations Center.
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