Storm Report: Four Roads Closed, Thousands Without Power

Wednesday 5 p.m. update

Per the town of Bedford:

Power at 425 Cherry Street Town Offices has been restored and the facility is open and operational.

NYSEG has provided dry ice and water and it is currently available in front of the Town House at 321 Bedford Road, Bedford Hills.

NYSEG continues to work on restoring power, click here to go to NYSEG’s website of information on outages and expected restoration: http://www.nyseg.com/Outages/outageinformation.html

In addition, Bedford police that Cherry Street, Guard Hill Road, Woodsbridge Road and Chestnut Ridge Road remain closed at this time. The town awaits NYSEG's arrival to handle power lines.

NYSEG sent out a press release indicating 75 percent of interrupted services are expected back on today and 100 percent should be restored by tomorrow evening.

Updated, 7:30 a.m. Wednesday

Bedford police are reporting a handful of full or partial road closures this morning:

• Cherry Street, near the town hall in Bedford Hills
• Woodsbridge Road between Route 35 and Park Place
• Portions of Chestnut Ridge Road
• Portions of Guard Hill Road
• Harris Road near Babbit Road

Highway crews cleared major debris throughout the night and are out this morning surveying damage, taking inventory and working with NYSEG to identify and clear areas with downed power lines.

Power outages as reported by NYSEG. Restoration times vary. Check the outage map for details.

Updated, 7:45 p.m.

Power outages have increased in number—over 3,000 customers in Bedford and its three hamlets are currently without power. There are currently no restoration times available through the NYSEG outage map.

Bedford police said as of 7:45 p.m. the lights at the intersection of I-684 and Route 35 are still not running due to power outages.

There are no other major roads closed outside of Woodsbridge and North Salem Road, police said. Residents are still advised to proceed with caution as there are many branches littering local roads.

First story:

Though most of the weather-related debris reported to Bedford's Department of Public Works this afternoon has been cleared, two roads remained closed and could remain that way through the evening, say town officials.

The town's highway crews cleared all that they could but on Woodsbridge Road and on North Salem road downed utility poles, transformers and wires are preventing further cleanup.

"Now we have to wait for NYSEG to clear wires," said Kevin Winn, commissioner of public works, adding that residents should steer clear of live wires.

Barricades have been set up closing Woodsbridge between Route 35 and Park Place and North Salem Road between Route 35 and Mt. Holly Road.

In addition, all traffic light are out along Rt 35 at intersections with I-684 and Rt. 22 and all residents should proceed with caution.

In addition to the closed roads, over 200 residents are experiencing the inconvenience of a power outage. NYSEG reports the following outages in the area:

To report a blocked road, residents may call Bedford Police at 241-3111, or the highway department at 666-7669. Check NYSEG's outage map for restoration times.