Hoosick St. temporarily becoming one-lane (update)

UPDATE (7/12/23): The planned traffic diversion described below has been postponed to Thursday, July 13, after city crews were diverted to handle a water main break on Wynantskill Way today.

If you plan to use Hoosick Street on Wednesday, you'd be well advised to add a few minutes to your planned commute.

The City of Troy's Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will reduce westbound traffic -- for the directionally impaired among us, that's toward the Collar City Bridge -- on Hoosick to one lane from 15th Street to 10th Street from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The temporary change will allow a DPU crew to repair a faulty fire hydrant. 

Mayor Patrick Madden said, "Please slow down in work zones so our workers can return home from this vital work which allows our City to properly function." 

The hydrant on the affected portion of Hoosick Street is leaking, causing water to flow onto the roadway.

"Though water main breaks can also result in water pooling on streets and roadways, the water main in this case is not broken. Repair will involve replacing the hydrant's connection to the water system and internal shutoff mechanisms," the announcement explained. "The fault in this hydrant was brought to the point of failure during routine flushing of the fire hydrant system. The fire hydrant system is flushed annually to clear the water pipes serving them of any debris and test for faulty hydrants."

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