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Large Tree Falls On Wires, Sparks Blaze In Hudson Valley
Part of a busy Hudson Valley road is closed after a large tree fell across it, striking power lines in the process. The stretch of Bucks Hollow Road between Astor Drive and Route 6 in the Putnam County town of Carmel is currently impassable thanks to a fallen tree, the Carmel Highway Department announced on Friday, Aug. 9 just before 4:30 p.m. The tree sparked a fire after it fell on power lines, as shown in photos of the incident released by the department. NYSEG has since been notified. For now, motorists in the area should use alternate routes. This is a de…
Police & Fire
Driver Injured After Car Overturns On Hudson Valley Roadway
A driver was hospitalized following a rollover crash on a busy Hudson Valley road. The crash happened in Putnam County on Monday afternoon, July 22, when an Acura flipped on Milltown Road in the village of Brewster near the Connecticut border, according to the Brewster Fire Department. Arriving first responders found the driver trapped inside the vehicle and were able to free her before taking her to Danbury Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash closed Milltown Road on Monday as the scene was cleared, the department said.
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Traffic Nightmare: Damaged Bridge To Be Demolished After I-95 Crash, Causing Days-Long Closure
This story has been updated. A closure in both directions on I-95 in Connecticut caused by an early morning crash and fire involving a tanker with thousands of gallons of gas will last for several days as a damaged overpass is removed, authorities have now announced. New Update - Watch Live - Work In Progress: Crews Repair Fire-Damaged I-95 Stretch The incident happened at the outset of the morning commute on Thursday, May 2 in Norwalk near exits 14 and 15. "Extensive damage occurred to the Fairfield Avenue overpass bridge," according to the Norwalk Fire Department. The Connecticut Dep…
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Lane Closures: I-684 In Northern Westchester To Be Affected
A series of upcoming single and double-lane closures on a busy highway in Northern Westchester will interrupt traffic for the majority of the day. The closures will affect Interstate 684 southbound in Bedford between Exit 6 (Route 35) and Exit 5 (Saw Mill River Parkway) on Thursday, June 1, according to the New York State Department of Transportation. The closures will last between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. and will facilitate bridge work.
Traffic
Long Section Of Route 6/202 To Close For Week In Northern Westchester
A long section of a major US route in Northern Westchester will soon close for a little more than a week, leaving travelers with no option but to take a detour. Beginning on Thursday, March 16, the section of US Route 6/202 (Bear Mountain Bridge Road) between State Route 9D and US Route 9 in Cortlandt will close on weekdays in both directions between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., according to the New York State Department of Transportation. The closure is scheduled on weekdays through Friday, March 24, and is to facilitate tree work. Affected commuters should take the post…
Police & Fire
Rocks Scatter Over Road After Tractor-Trailer Tips Over In Northern Westchester: Police
This story has been updated. A busy main road in Northern Westchester was closed to traffic for several hours after a tractor-trailer tipped over and spilled a load of rocks, police said. The accident happened on Tuesday, Jan. 3 around 11:30 a.m., when the tractor-trailer and a minivan traveling northbound on Route 9A in Hawthorne just north of Belmont Road collided, causing the tractor-trailer to overturn, block the entire roadway, and spill a load of small stones, according to Mount Pleasant Police Chief Paul Olivia. The drivers of both the tractor-trailer and minivan suffere…
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Causes Hours-Long Closure On Taconic Parkway
This story has been updated. A stretch of the Taconic State Parkway was closed throughout the morning commute following a fatal crash. The closure was southbound in Hopewell Junction between Route 29/Carpenter Road and Route 52. The crash happened just before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, but the lanes remained closed until around 10:30 a.m. during the accident investigation. During the closure, motorists were advised by authorities to take Route 9 as an alternate or to get off at Beekman Road and take Route 376 to Route 52, then get back on the Taconic. Check back to Daily Voice…
Police & Fire
Body Found On Road In Litchfield County ID'd As 17-Year-Old Boy
A gravely injured 17-year-old found sprawled across a Litchfield County roadway later died after being hospitalized, police said. Police closed off Route 254, also known as South Main Street, in Thomaston, after a motorist discovered the injured teen at approximately 11 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16 and contacted police. The road was closed between cross street McMahon Drive and Walgreens. The boy's identity was not released. No foul play is suspected. Until the road was reopened at approximately 10 a.m. the next morning, investigators surveyed the surface and surroundings of the ro…
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Tractor-Trailer Crash Knocks Out Power To Hundreds In Area
Hundreds were left without power after a tractor-trailer struck three utility poles and felled multiple power lines in Orange County, officials said. A spokesperson from Orange & Rockland Utilities said that shortly before 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, a truck driver on Long Meadow Road near Route 17A in Tuxedo took down the poles and a transformer, leaving approximately 600 area residents without power. The crash led to a temporary closure on Route 17A between Route 17 and Benjamin Meadow Road. The roadway was reopened shortly after noon on Tuesday afternoon. Schools were forced to ma…
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Water Main Break Closes Major Roadway In Beacon
A water main break has closed a major Beacon roadway for at least the next several hours, Beacon Police said. The break at 388 Fishkill Ave., has closed the road for a long stretch from Blackburn Avenue to Prospect Street, police said around 9:45 a.m. Thursday, March 28. Water department and transportation officials are on the scene working to fix the break, police said. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes. This is a developing story, check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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Route 9D Reopens, Power Restored In Putnam
This story has been updated. A stretch of Route 9D has reopened in both directions Monday morning after it was closed for several hours due to a downed tree and wires. Power has been restored to the approximately 1,400 who experienced outages. The closure occurred at Fair Street in Cold Spring.
Traffic
Downed Pole, Transformer Shut Down Route 9D
This story has been updated. A downed pole and transformer caused the closure of Route 9D in Dutchess County on Sunday morning. The closure, at the intersection of Chelsea Road in Wappingers Falls, was reported just before 9:30 a.m. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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