MORIAH -- Flooding in an area just south of the Port Henry village line caused one-way traffic on Route 9N/22 Wednesday.

The section called "the rock cuts" is prone to flooding, and the New York State Department of Transportation has installed special collapsible signs there that can be opened to warn of water on the road.

Traffic there is expected to be restricted to one lane until a nearby stream goes down.

Several roads in Essex County were closed due to flooding after severe thunderstorms moved through Wednesday, but most had reopened by evening.

In Port Henry, McKenzie Brook was running very high, and local officials were keeping an eye on it.

A DOT project is currently under way to raise the McKenzie Brook Bridge on Main Street (Route 9N/22) to alleviate flooding.

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