For some of us this storm was a butt kicker. From Governor Malloy:
GOV. MALLOY REQUESTS EMERGENCY DECLARATION FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA
Non-Emergency Vehicle Travel Ban Lifted for Wilbur Cross/Merritt Parkway
(HARTFORD, CT)- Governor Dannel P. Malloy has requested an emergency declaration from President Obama to assist with clean up and recovery efforts for the record storm that hit the state yesterday. If granted, the declaration would give the state access to direct federal assistance, as well as reimbursement for 75 percent of certain emergency protective measures.
“Connecticut is now in the very first stages of recovering from a storm of a magnitude and at a time of year that we have never experienced before. Hundreds of thousands of households are without power or heat, travel conditions remain dangerous, and damage to our electric infrastructure continues,” said Governor Malloy. “I have asked President Obama for federal assistance, and I am urging Connecticut residents to stay off the roads, let tree and DOT crews get out there, clean up and assess the damage.”
As of 11 a.m. the non-emergency travel ban for the Wilbur Cross/Merritt Parkway has been lifted. Nevertheless, the Governor continues to advise residents to stay off the roads to allow for road clearance and for power restoration crews to access the impacted areas. If you must travel, use extreme caution as there are numerous trees and power lines down across the entire state.
