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« : May 05, 2011, 01:55:44 PM »

Route 2 and Route 78 Information
WATERBURY –Grand Isle County is currently accessible, but access could become difficult due to high water. Travelers should pursue alternate routes if possible. 

Route 2 from Milton to South Hero currently has water over the road and the Vermont Agency of Transportation is marshalling resources to install barriers and fill to raise the road and keep water off travel lanes.  Travel may be down to one lane at times to accommodate truck movements for the road improvement operations.

Travelers on Route 78 between Swanton to Alburgh should also proceed with caution.  Water from Lake Champlain is approaching the road and could overtake the travel lanes at any time.  This road also has no guardrail and has a steep embankment on one side of the road.  Vtrans is addressing this area with additional reflective posts and armoring the west side of the road to protect the travel lanes from high water.

Both of these roads are being closely watched by VTrans staff and law enforcement and will be closed if necessary. Notification will precede any road closure.

For all road closures and travel information, please visit www.511vt.com (updated throughout the day between 7am – 6pm).

Other resources:
www.vem.vermont.gov – links to flooding tips and resources.

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=btv: Northern Vermont River Gauges

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=aly: Southern Vermont River Gauges

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/btv/: Forecasts and warnings from the National Weather Service

« : May 05, 2011, 07:41:12 PM Henry »

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« #1 : May 05, 2011, 04:09:43 PM »

I paid a visit to the Islands today.  I found Rte 2 covered with about 4 to 6 inches of water for a hundred yards or so.  Hopefully the rain will let up and let the lake begin it's long journey to recede.







Click this last pic...it's a short video taken from the passenger seat.

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« #2 : May 05, 2011, 06:56:16 PM »

This road has a corner on strange conditions. I can remember many the time that it had icicles hanging from the guardrails  parallel to the ground.
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« #3 : May 05, 2011, 07:44:49 PM »

Gerry - You did one super job with those photos and the video - I very much appreciate that

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« #4 : May 05, 2011, 07:46:27 PM »

Chris, I could not get your links to work.

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« #5 : May 06, 2011, 02:31:10 AM »

Pics were very informative Razzle.

Sad to see all that water though.
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« #6 : May 06, 2011, 01:25:13 PM »

I like the 'bobblehead' buck on his dash!
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« #7 : May 07, 2011, 12:01:52 AM »

There were like 300 plus stories in Google News about this. Plattsburgh, them nutz to the North of ya, and one in the Atlanta Journal........go figure that.

BTW, this here thread had the best info and pics....

Crazy water and weather.
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« #8 : May 07, 2011, 06:26:17 AM »

We started the season (ice-out) just a tad high, nearly a foot above the "mean" level of 95.5'
100 is flood stage, and this morning the lake is at 103.2'



The NOAA has just created a web-page that is supposed to have up to date information. However, I see it is about 24 hours behind right now.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/lake/floodinfo.php

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