23A closed between Hunter and Palenville


View 23A Road Closure, Palenville, 9/19/2012 in a larger map

Update, 3pm: 23A now open to one lane.

Via NY-Alert: Due to flooding damage, Route 23A in Greene County is closed between White Road in Palenville and Sunset Road in Hunter while road crews work to repair it. (See map above.)

WRIP's Jay Fink writes on the radio station's Facebook group:

1:30p Update - Motorists are advised that Route 23A is closed between the Hunter/Catskill town line and Haines Falls in Greene County due to flooding. DOT crews are on-scene and expect to reopen the road to alternating one-way traffic early this afternoon. Repairs to three culverts along the stretch of road are ongoing and DOT will reopen the road to two lanes of traffic as quickly as possible.