Crash, Sink Hole Close Rte 202, Cause Traffic Delays

HAVERSTRAW, NY — Part of Route 202 is closed due to an accident and its aftermath.

New York transportation officials issued a road closure alert following a traffic accident that led to a sink hole near the intersection of Rt. 202 and Thiells-Mount Ivy Rd. in Haverstraw.

Rt. 202 is closed from Thiell-Mt Ivy to Rt. 45.

The closure has caused bad traffic tie-ups for the morning commute. Traffic was reported stop-and-go between Route 202 and the Palisades Parkway.

A car hit a fire hydrant around 5 a.m. causing a water blast and then a sinkhole. Authorities currently expect clean up and repairs to be sufficient for the road to reopen by noon.

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