Update 12 p.m. Saturday
Eversource reports that all but one of the utility’s New Canaan customers now have power.
Here’s the most up-to-date information on road closures:
Road Hazards & Closures in New Canaan—Update 4
| Location | Trees? | Wires? | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowhead Trail/Ponus Ridge | Yes | Yes | Branch on Wires |
| 82 Canoe Hill Road | Yes | Yes | Branch on wires |
| Cascade Road | No | Yes | Broken pole |
| 74 Clapboard Hill Road | No | Yes | Low-hanging wires |
| 72 Heritage Hill Road | No | Yes | Wires down in yard |
| 11 Hillcrest Road | No | Yes | Low-hanging wires -- passable |
| New Norwalk Road at Shaker Drive | Yes | Yes | Detour in place, crew on scene |
| Waveny Park | Yes | Yes | Road open |
| Woods End Road | Yes | Yes | Low wires in driveway, road open |
Original Article
Power has been restored to all but 72 New Canaan homes as of Friday night, and police reported just a handful of remaining partial road closures, including some new problems to address, such as a broken utility pole on Cascade Road (see table below).
Downtown New Canaan early on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 25, following a very windy night that knocked power out of hundreds of local homes. Carl Franco photo
The wind storm that struck New Canaan and the region late Wednesday knocked power out of more than 1,000 homes in town at its peak. Emergency responders worked around-the-clock as trees and branches fell onto utility wires, sending them dangerously into the street, causing some fires and blocking roads to such an extent that district administrators were forced to cancel school.
New Canaan’s hard-working, all-volunteer Office of Emergency Management jumped into action, urging residents through mass texts, emails and phone calls to stay off of the roads and report outages directly to Eversource.
Here’s a list of what roads remained to be addressed late Friday:
Road Hazards & Closures in New Canaan—Update 3
| Location | Trees? | Wires? | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowhead Trail/Ponus Ridge | Yes | Yes | Branch on Wires |
| 82 Canoe Hill Road | Yes | Yes | Branch on wires |
| Cascade Road | No | Yes | Broken pole |
| 74 Clapboard Hill Road | No | Yes | Low-hanging wires |
| 72 Heritage Hill Road | No | Yes | Wires down in yard |
| 11 Hillcrest Road | No | Yes | Low-hanging wires -- passable |
| New Norwalk Road at Shaker Drive | Yes | Yes | Trees leaning on wires |
| Waveny Park | Yes | Yes | Road open |
| Woods End Road | Yes | Yes | Low wires in driveway, road open |