July 31, 2024 Road Updates

July 31, 2024, Update: The Town of St. Johnsbury received significant rainfall on July 30, 2024, causing substantial flooding and road closures. Town officials opened the local Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 3 am. The state of Vermont deployed the Vermont Urban Search and Rescue Task Force and other swift-water teams from around the state to assist with emergency operations. St. Johnsbury rainfall totals report between 4" -8.4" of rainfall. Significant damages and road closures have been reported.  At 8am today Town officials reopened the St. Johnsbury Welcome Center at 51 Depot Square to serve as the temporary evacuation shelter.

Damage has been reported at the Town's water treatment plant and staff has temporarily restored the town's ability to produce water with hopes of having the plant fully operational by noon today.

  July 31, 2024 Road Update: 9am  

·        Stealth Ridge- closed

·        Gilman- passable with caution

·        Concord Ave.– closed between Almshouse & Gilman

·        Farmer Drive near Morgan Circle bridge washout

·        Morgan Circle- washout

·        East Village Road - closed

·        Severance Hill Road- closed at Red Village Road

·        Memorial Drive – Between St. J. GMC/St. J. Ram/Chrysler/Jeep

·        Memorial Drive- closed at Consolidated Communications

·        Memorial Drive- closed at Golden’s Studio & Barber Shop

·        Route 5 – open for one lane of traffic at Vermont State Police barracks

·        High Street- passable, use caution

·        Mt. Pisgah Road- closed

·        Spaulding Road- closed

·        Cliff Street- issues reported and checking

·        Tilton Road- washouts reported

·        Mt. Vernon- washouts reported, but passable

·        Oak Street- back end washouts reported

·        Assisqua Avenue– closed

·        Breezy Hill Road – closed

·        Rodd’s Road- closed

·        Old Concord Road- closed

·        Chesterfield Hollow- closed

·        Willey Farm Road- closed

·        Bridge on Route 2 east of Severance Hill Road – closed

·        Barker Avenue- washouts reported

·        Crow Hill – washouts reported, passable

·        River Road- closed at 1688 River Road