Update: Traffic Advisory for Morristown, Township

Call it "hurricane hangover," either from the wallop Irene gave the region last week, or from the remnants of Lee that are now passing through. Several roads have been closed again due to flooding and flood-related issues.

Here's an update on local road closures/openings for:

• Cory Road, Morristown
• Lake Valley Road, Morris Township
• MLK Avenue, Morristown

CORY ROAD, MORRISTOWN
The Morristown Police Department announced Wednesday their plan to keep traffic moving on Cory Road, which was closed Tuesday evening due to soil erosion–a sinkhole–in the area of the New Jersey Transit bridge. With one lane open between Speedwell Avenue and Hillairy Avenue, the road will be switched twice a day from eastbound to westbound, according to the following schedule:

Eastbound Traffic:
5:00 a.m. to noon (Speedwell Ave. to MLK Ave)

Westbound Traffic:
Noon. to 5:00 a.m.  (MLK Ave to Speedwell Ave.)

Police said that these lane closures will remain in effect for an extended period of time and that drivers should plan alternate routes.

Traffic delays are expected. 

Cars were at a standstill Wednesday morning along Speedwell Avenue, as Morristown Patch freelance photogapher Warren Westura slowly made his way to an assignment.

"If I can just move 10 more car-lengths, I'm going to get off this road," he said by phone. "I got here 30 minutes ago and I've barely moved a quarter-mile.

LAKE VALLEY ROAD, MORRIS TOWNSHIP
In Morris Township, Lake Valley Road was reported closed Tuesday between Mill Road and Lake Road, according to an alert issued by the Morris Township Police Department.

Repairs were being planned, but the road could be closed for three weeks because "embankment erosion along Watnong Brook from Hurricane Irene has begun to undermine the stability of Lake Valley Road just south of Mill Road," according to township administrator Tim Quinn.

The normally tranquil Watnong Brook 

MLK AVENUE, MORRISTOWN
Morristown Police reported shorty before 7 a.m. Wednesday morning via the Nixle.com alert service that Martin Luther King Avenue between George Street and Spring Street was closed because of storm-related incidents. At about 10 a.m. it was announced that the flood waters had receded and the road had been re-opened.

, as the Whippany River overtook it and the JCP&L substation on Ridgedale Avenue. 

Periodic updates will be provided on the Town and Township web sites and via Nixle alerts. Note: Residents can sign up to receive free community alerts at Nixle.com