Flooding closes road in Ocean City

    Flooding forced police to close a portion of Route 52 in Ocean City today.

    Patch.com reports the route into Ninth Street was closed around noon due to flooding at the base of the bridge.

    According to Patch.com, only minor flooding was expected by high tide tonight.

    The outbound lane remained open.

    • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

    WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.

    Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

    Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal