Noticed Mill River Parkway lanes closed after rain causes sinkhole – NBC New York
An enormous sinkhole that opened on a Westchester County freeway early Monday, forcing highway closures, was weather-related, authorities stated in a press release Monday.
Chopper 4 was over the scene as a bulldozer cruised by way of a large sinkhole on the Noticed Mill River Parkway, at exit 13 (Farragut Avenue) in Hastings-on-Hudson. The roadway was shut down in each instructions for a time, however the northbound facet reopened by about 11 a.m. Efforts had been being made to reopen the southbound lanes.
The state Division of Transportation, which maintains and repairs the freeway, stated this weekend’s wet climate induced the collapse. The world is not liable to flooding, and sees about 47,000 automobiles traverse it every day
Motorists are suggested to hunt alternate routes.
Heavy rain and highly effective storms thrashed the tri-state space over the weekend, tearing down bushes and triggering a flurry of extreme thunderstorm warnings, in addition to twister alerts for components of New Jersey.
