A storm hit Massachusetts on Friday and many towns experienced rain, high winds, high tides and flooding.
Due to flooding, the Lynnway from Market Street to the Nahant Rotary in the City of Lynn and Lynn Shore Drive from the Nahant Rotary to the Swampscott town line closed between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Friday.
The Department of Public Works (DPW) sent 11 workers, two front-end loaders, one backhoe, and a street sweeper to clean up the aftermath, according to Director Gino Cresta. The new plants along Kings Beach were damaged in the storm.
For Nahant residents concerned about flooding on the Causeway — the only road leading into Nahant — Nahant Town Administrator Tony Barletta said that the DPW prepares for emergencies like winter storms and flooding. He said the Causeway has a good drainage system.
In a press release on Friday, the Department of Conservation and Recreation Massachusetts urged motorists to use caution when driving during the storm. Cresta also offered some general advise to residents for winter storms: Do not approach sawhorses placed by the DPW. He said they are there for a reason.
The heavy rains and high tides also led to flooding on the General Electric Athletic Association (G.E.A.A.) Field at 671 Summer St. in Lynn.
“Today when we woke up … we have a lake over there and it’s not going down,” said Ms. Carol, a Lynn resident who lives near the field. She said that, for a place that never floods, over the years, the field has been getting more water.
Water has swallowed several large trash cans in the field, climbing to half the height of the wired fence.
Ms. Carol said she is concerned because her house is only 10 inches above sea level, and she believed the Lynn Water & Sewer Commission should focus on the flooding issue at the G.E.A.A. Field.
