The Peru Gazette

Water is leaving the river bed and flowing into a field to the north

NYS DOT personnel were on the scene at 10:45 this morning.

Information from the NYS Department of Transportation 

Motorists are advised that the NYS Route 9 bridge over the Ausable River, known locally as Carpenter’s Flats, in Clinton County, has been closed due to ice and high water conditions. The bridge will remain closed until water recedes enough to allow a thorough post-flood inspection and to make repairs, as necessary.

The average annual daily traffic on this segment of NYS Route 9 is approximately 2400. Local traffic will be maintained on local roads (Jabez Allen Rd to Sullivan Rd to Telegraph St to Chasm Rd), a detour length of 4.9 miles. Thru traffic will be routed along Route 22/9N in Keeseville to I-87 to Route 442 (Bear Swamp Rd) in Peru, a detour length of approximately 10 miles.

Updates will be provided as work progresses.

For up-to-date travel information, call 511, visit www.511NY.org.

Click here to view a video of the flooding.