🌧️ Damaged Routes 22 and 28 have been repaired and reopened
🌧️ Two women swept into Cedar Brook in Plainfield have been identified
🌧️ Another round of heavy thunderstorms is possible Wednesday afternoon
Recovery efforts continue in the areas of Somerset and Union counties hardest hit by Monday’s strong thunderstorms as two victims of flooding are identified and more thunderstorms are in the forecast for Wednesday.
Route 22 reopened after catastrophic flooding
Route 22, which the New Jersey Department of Transportation said suffered severe damage in four places from the storms through Plainfield, North Plainfield and Scotch Plains reopened on Wednesday morning. Crews were able to repair the concrete median barrier, which became loose and washed into the travel lanes.
The road was repaved after it buckled and heaved. Vehicles that became stranded by high standing water have been removed.
Route 28 was also reopened in Bridgewater and Dunellen after flood damage was repaired.
Veteran school district worker killed
The two women who died after their vehicle was swept into Cedar Brook were identified as Lubia Esteves and Forest Whitlock, both residents of Plainfield…