MIDDLEBURY — The Addison Central School District sent students home around an hour early (at 2 p.m.) on Monday in light of persistent rainfall and flooded roads.

The town of Middlebury, meanwhile, temporarily closed several roads due to rising waters.

Middlebury’s highway department announced closures of:

• Shard Villa & 3 Mile Bridge Road, from Route 7 to Halladay Road.

• 3 Mile Bridge Rd on Shard Villa to the Middlebury/Salisbury town line.

• All of the Middlebury portion of Blake Roy Road on the southern edge of the town.

• Exchange Street from the Cabot/Agri-Mark plant to Mainelli Avenue, until further notice. There will be access from either end, but no through traffic allowed.

Meanwhile, ACSD Director of Operations Matt Corrente issued an email to the school community at 1:33 p.m. stating, “in response to severe weather and flooding roads, we are closing schools early at 2 p.m. If you can pick up your child at school you may do so at any time, beginning now. If you have a child in preK-8th grade and your child rides the bus or walks home, we must speak to a parent before sending your child on the bus or letting them walk home. The buses will pick up elementary students at 2 p.m. and then go to the secondary schools. They will follow their normal routes home.”