Several roads in Wilmot Township closed due to flooding

Some roads in Wilmot Township were closed due to flooding on Sunday.

Drivers in Wilmot Township may have to take a different route to get around due to flooding.

Several roads were closed on Sunday as a safety precaution:

• Holland Mills Road from Bleams Road to Huron Road in New Hamburg
• Milton Street from Shade Street to Hannah Street in New Hamburg
• Union Street from Huron Street to Burns Street in New Hamburg
• Lisbon Road from Nafziger Road to the east end in Wilmot
• Wilby Road from Nafziger Road to Sandhills Road in Wilmot

On Saturday, the Grand River Conservation Authority issued a flood warning for New Hamburg, Ayr and West Montrose as watercourses swelled due to snowmelt and recent rainfall.

“River flows are expected to reach Flood Warning Zone 1 in New Hamburg during the late evening of Saturday, March 7, and may extend to Flood Warning Zone 2 in the early morning of Sunday, March 8,” a notice from the conservation authority said.

In West Montrose, flooding is possible in Flood Warning Zone 1 late Saturday evening.

Meanwhile, flooding is possible in Flood Warning Zone 1 in Ayr on Sunday, with the potential to extend into Flood Warning Zone 2 later in the day.