Tropical Storm Ida caused flash flooding all throughout Middlesex County, including in Cranbury Township, closing several roadways on Sept. 1.
The remnants of the storm impacting Cranbury follows Tropical Storm Henri, which occurred prior on Aug. 22.
Tropical Storm Ida traveled up the East Coast, wreaking havoc in Burlington, Mercer and Somerset counties.
“We had moderate flooding in our usual flood prone roads,” Cranbury Chief of Police Michael Owens said. “Dey Road, near Cedar Brooke flooded and is still currently closed, along with Petty Road, at the bridge, Old Cranbury Road at the bridge, and Old Trenton Road by Ancil Davison Road.”
Those roads continue to remain closed as of 6:22 p.m. on Sept. 2, and John White Road by the bridge on both sides of Cranbury and East Windsor was a recent addition to the list.
Owens said that the Brainerd Lake bridge area did not overspill and did not cause any issues for the township’s Main Street area.
The Cranbury Police Department and Emergency Service personnel did not have any water rescues in Cranbury the evening of Sept. 1.
“No vehicles were found to be stranded or stalled in the roadways because of flooding. We had some power outages, but at this time, those issues have been resolved,” Owens said. “Our officers worked diligently throughout the evening guiding motorists to avoid flood roadways, and monitoring all areas throughout the town. Our public works employees were active assisting when possible with flood water management.”
All of Cranbury’s emergency services were on standby and ready to help.
“Again, fortunately, we were spared the worst of this storm,” he said.
According to Nixle, the Cranbury Police Department has indicated travel is still difficult in Cranbury and surrounding towns. The department continues to urge caution for travel as surrounding municipalities are still reporting numerous road closures.
The department will continue to monitor George Davison Road and Dey Road by Orchardside Drive.
