Essex County, NY crews continue cleanup following recent storm [Video]

MOST ACCURATE FORECAST WITH CHIEF METEOROLOGIST TYLER JANKOSKI. THIS IS NBC5 NEWS> THE IMPACT OF LAST WEEK’S STORM AND FLOODING WAS WIDESPREAD. IN NORTHERN NEW YORK… MULTIPLE ROADS ARE CLOSED IN ESSEX COUNTY. NBC 5’S BENNY NEZAJ SPENT THE DAY IN ELIZABETHTOWN. SPEAKING WITH NEIGHBORS AND CREWS… TRYING TO FIX THE DAMAGE AND MANAGE THE DETOURS IN PLACE. (áááAS-LIVE INTROááá) ELIZABETHTOWN- WADHAMS ROAD IS ONE OF SEVERAL ROADS IN ESSEX COUNTY THAT’S CLOSED DUE TO LAST WEEK’S FLOODING (áááNAT SOUNDááá) áTRUCK NOISEá (áááVOááá) CREWS FROM THE ESSEX COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WERE HARD AT WORK MONDAY REPAIRING SECTIONS OF ELIZABETHTOWN- WADHAMS ROAD THAT WAS WASHED OUT LAST WEEK. LINCOLN POND ROAD is also damaged – but local traffic can still get through. BOTH ROADS are in rough shape thanks to THE BOUQUET RIVER OVERFLOWING IT’S BANKS. (áááSOTááá) COLE FERNANDEZ SENIOR ENGINEER, ESSEX COUNTY DPW “It’s pretty typical on heavy storms here …