Dutchess County snow plow truck, stuck on Route 343 in Millbrook,
is wenched out (Photo: Chris Fay)
MID-HUDSON/CATSKILLS – As the snow fades away and the winds start
to die down, Metro-North Railroad is ruming limited hourly service from
6 p.m. until 11 p.m. while a full travel ban remained in effect until
8 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate 84 from Pennsylvania to the Connecticut border.
Tractor-trailers are banned from the Thruway, and Route 17/86. Private
vehicular travel should be avoided.
Counties emergency operations centers remain activated.
Check with your airline before going to the airport. Stewart Airport is
open and airlines have cancelled 14 flights.
For up-to-the-minute updates on Port Authority facilities, including Stewart
Airport, sign up for Port Authority alerts at www.paalerts.com.
Travelers may call 511 or visit 511NY.org for further information about
highway conditions.
If you have a power outage or other utility-related problem, call:
• Central Hudson at 845-452-2700 or 800-527-2714 or www.centralhudson.com
• Orange and Rockland Utilities at 877-434-4100 or www.oru.com
• NYSEG electric at 800-572-1131 or www.nyseg.com
• NYSEG gas at 800-572-1121 or 222.nyseg.com
