October 30, 2011

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.

Residents seeking warming shelters or charging stations should contact 211. Lists of shelters are being updated continually. A partial list appears below:

Bethel

Bethel Municipal Center

1 School St.

Cheshire

Cheshire Senior Center

240 Maple Ave

Clinton

Clinton Town Hall

55 E. Main St.

Danbury

Danbury War Memorial

1 Memorial Drive

Enfield

JFK Middle School

155 Raffia Rd

Farmington

Farmington High School

10 Monteith Dr.

Hartford

Pope Park Community Center

30 Pope Park Hghway

Hartford

Parker Memm Community Ctr

2621 Main St.

Lebanon

Lyman HS

917 Exeter Rd.

Manchester

Manchester Senior Ctr

549 East Middle Tpke

Middlebury

Middlebury Fire Dept

65 Tucker Hill RD

Middletown

Middletown HS

200 La Rosa Lane

New Canaan

New Canaan Town Hall

77 Main St.

Plainville

Plainville HS

47 Robert Holcolmb

Plymouth

Eli Terry Middle School

21 North Main St.

Ridgefield

Yanity Gym

60 Prospect Street

South Windsor

South Windsor Comm Ctr

150 Nevers Rd.

Southbury

Southberry Fire Station

451 Main St

Torrington

Vogel- Wetmore

68 Church Street

Wethersfield

William Pitkin Com Ctr

30 Greenfield St.

Berlin

McGee Middle School

New Fairfield

New Fairfield High School

54 Gillotti Rd

Simsbury

Simsbury High School

34 Farms Hill RD

New Haven

Hill Regional High School

140 legion Rd

Canton

Community Center

40 Dyer Ave

Marlborough

Elmer Thienes Elementary Sch

Newington

Newington HS

605 Willard Ave

South Windsor

S Windor High Svhool

161 Nevers RD

Kent

Kent Nutrition Center

16 Swift LN

Torrington

Sullivan Center

East Albert ST

Waterbury

Waterbury Magnet School

255 East Main ST

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For Immediate Release: October 30, 2011

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