The Housatonic River has frozen over part of Route 7 in Kent. There is an ice jam, with the river frozen over for half a mile.  Large pieces of the ice jam are now frozen together because of the overnight temperatures dipping down into the single digits. 

Route 7 from Route 341 to Bulls Bridge will remain closed until further notice. 

State Representative Brian Ohler says the floodwaters are starting to recede.  Once the waters fully recede, the state Department of Transportation must inspect the entire roadway to determine its strength and integrity.  Drivers are being directed to South Kent Road, to Bulls Bridge, and then back onto Route 7.  

The Kent Resident State Trooper cautioned people from getting to close to the ice jam.  The Housatonic River is flowing from Cornwall back northward and that large volume of water is creating some intense pressure on the jam point in Kent. 

Several people have been displaced from their homes due to flooding.  There was also significant flooding reported at Kent School.