Update: Route 59 Reopens Both Ways After Flooding

By Rockland Daily Staff

Update: March 11, 2024, 9:27 a.m.

After being closed both ways on Sunday due to flooding, all lanes of Route 59 were re-opened in time for the morning commute.

Update: March 10, 2024, 6:59 p.m. 

Rt 59 (West Nyack) Westbound lanes near the Palisades Center Mall have opened. Eastbound lanes remain closed.

Original Article - March 10, 2024 - 10:15 a.m.

As of 6:00 a.m. this morning, the New York State Department of Transportation closed Route 59 in West Nyack in both directions by the Palisades Center Mall, including the fly-over bridge. 

The closure is due to localized flooding after the approximately two inches of rain received in Clarkstown overnight.

The Clarkstown Police Department Emergency management team shares that the closure of Route 59 is likely to last all day and is likely to impact the Monday morning commute as well.

Photo Credit: George Hoehmann