NYC highways become rivers as storms hit ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa

Thou shalt not pass.

Highways across the city were overwhelmed with water on Thursday afternoon, as rains from Tropical Storm Elsa shut down the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx.

Photo and video posted on Twitter showed drivers going single-file on one side of the stretch of I-87 near 179th Street — as an NYPD rescue team in a massive truck assists multiple drivers whose cars appear completely trapped on the other.

Another clip on Twitter showed cars going single-file down the FDR Drive in Manhattan, driving on the far edge of the roadway to avoid the deluge to their right.

Police advised drivers to stay clear of Major Deegan, which runs up the eastern border of the Bronx, towards New Jersey and Westchester County to the north.

“[P}lease avoid the Major Deegan Expressway in the v/o 179th Street due to severe flooding,” tweeted NYPD Chief of Special Operations Harry Wedin.

“#NYPD SRG is conducting rescue operations utilizing a barrier truck to remove stranded motorists from their vehicles,” Wedin said.