Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Fri., Dec. 2 that State Route 23 in Greene County will reopen to traffic on Monday, Dec. 5. Parts of the roadway in Prattsville was destroyed by the floodwaters of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The road, closed between County Road 63 (West Settlement Road) and State Route 23A in Prattsville, was fully reconstructed as part of a $1.5 million project completed by Rifenburg Construction of Troy, Rensselaer County. Work to rebuild Route 23 began on September 26. The five-mile section of road was initially damaged during Hurricane Irene on August 28, but then completely destroyed by Tropical Storm Lee's floodwaters ten days later.