Ice boom set to be removed gradually due to winter damage

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom will have to be removed gradually due to damage sustained over the winter and heavy ice buildup, according to the International Niagara Board of Control.Heavy ice over the winter created openings in the boom and ice is already being released. The Maid-of-the-Mist pool also experienced a great ice buildup.Ice sheets flow over Buffalo’s ice boom into Niagara RiverDespite an area of less than 250 square miles of ice on Lake Erie eas