I'm in Essex Cty., near the mid lake ferry crossing to Charlotte Vt., which I take every work day. Its not so much that the roads are so great , but that they have low traffic here in the Adirondack foothills.
I hope I didn't minimize the damage done to homes along the lake on either side, there has been major damage. I just wanted to point out that roads are passable now and I'd probably not cancel a tour because of it. You really can't go wrong cycling in this region on either side of the lake. I'd still recommend the Northeast Kingdom for VT touring though, flooding aside. Its stunning, rolling hills instead of mountains, plenty of lakes and streams to skinny dip (oh my !) and far less traffic than the Champlain valley region of Vermont. Also abuts some very nice parts of Canada just accross the border from Jay Peak. It is the real Vermont to me, I'm sure its different for others.........