In 2010, New York State legislators voted to rename the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel after former Governor Hugh Carey. The tunnel was officially renamed the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel on October 22, 2012. Less than a week after the tunnel was officially renamed, it was closed in preparation for Hurricane Sandy, marking the first-ever weather-related-closure for the tunnel. It was subsequently flooded after a severe storm surge. The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel reopened on November 13 following a cleanup process that included the removal of an estimated of water. It had been the last New York City river crossing to reopen.