Prepare for detours: Many New Brunswick roads closed by flooding

Road closures are piling up across the province as water levels continue to rise along the St. John River and other waterways this week.

Flooding has forced many roads to close across the province

Elizabeth Fraser CBC News Posted: Apr 23, 2019 10:05 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 23, 2019

Road closures arepilingupaswater levels continue to rise alongthe St. John River and some other waterways this week.

Meredith Gilbert, manager of transit and p;arking for the City of Fredericton, is encouraging more people to use public transit.

Park-and-ride services have been set up at the Regent Mall, Grant-Harvey Centre, Willie O'Ree Place and Brookside Mall.

The service offers a place to park and use the city's regular bus service. Parking is free and the bus costs$2.75 per trip.

People who have city-issued hang tags for downtown parking can use their hang tags to ride the bus.

The bus runs every half-hour during peak times and every hour throughout the day.

Gilbert is also encouraging people to walk, bike, carpool, arrive at work earlier or leave later toreduce the amount of traffic on city streets.

"We're expecting heavy impacts from a traffic standpoint," she said.

Here's a list ofroads that are closed or partially closed because of flooding.

Craft Cove Road
Newcastle Centre Road
Pondstream Road off of Route 690
Fish Hatchery Road
Duplissea Road
Waasis Farm Road
Ferry Road in Jemseg
Merritt Smith Road in French Lake
Smith Road
Rusagonis Road
Tripp Settlement Road fromRoute 105
Kenneth Road between the West Glassville Road and the West Cross Road in Kenneth
Dorrington Hill Road, at the intersection of Johnson Settlement Road to Route 630

Sunset Valley Road
Norton Shore Road from the Ketchum Road to the Perry Point Road, Kingston Corner.
McKenzie Road
Milkish Creek Road
Elms Road
Darlings Island Road
Browns Cove Road
WestTenants Cove Road
Ganong Road
BeulahCamp Road
Route 860 fromthe intersection of Route860 at LakesideRoad to Stock Farm Road