PHOTO: Downpour Leaves Part of Route 9, Other Roads Flooded

flooding rt 9The brief downpour this morning left parts of Route 9 and other roads around down flooded.

We haven’t yet received any notifications of road closures, but motorists driving on flooded roads should use caution, as the deep waters can cause severe damage to your vehicle.

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11 COMMENTS

  1. Is this flooding new to Lakewood? Does anyone think maybe taking down so many trees and building so much might have something to do with the flooding?

  2. Megan,
    Do you have any scientific evidence of your theory, if so please cite, if your theory is simply to complain about trees being knocked down and too much building (huh) then please don’t link random events such as rain ect. NYC has blocks of buildings and no one seems concerned about rain causing floods and no trees.

  3. Lakewood didn’t flood like this in my years of living here. Tearing down forests does cause more flooding in the name of erosion. Some rainwater stays on the leaves, and it may evaporate directly to the air (the more water used in the watershed, the less remains to run off).
    Leaves reduce raindrop impact, and gentler rain causes less erosion.
    Tree roots absorb water from the soil, making the soil drier and able to store more rainwater.
    Tree roots hold the soil in place, reducing the movement of sediment that can shrink river channels downstream. As for NYC you are comparing apples to oranges. Since sandy flood lines have also changed around Lakewood as well. It is not a smart move to keep building without proper drainage.

  4. Exactly Abby! NYC was planned much better then Lakewood seems to be. Every spare piece of land is being used for huge homes. It seems like one big mess and not well thought out.

  5. Yes everybody. The forests are natural drainage areas. When you pave over the forest with houses & blacktop, the water finds its way to the roads, hence the increased flooding of recent.

  6. Re the comments above re NYC trees and flooding –

    actually there is a giant effort in NYC in recent years (million trees NYC) launched by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg to have more trees planted there. One of the reasons is because they absorb stormwater (in addition to providing shade and other benefits). The new street trees in NYC are now planted with much bigger pits (much larger openings in the sidewalk/pavement) than in the past. There are also laws and regulations in place to protect existing trees.

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