Feb. 1, 2013

Updated State Roads Advisory for East Central Pa. – 7 a.m.

Motorists are advised that numerous state routes in east central Pa. remain closed or restricted because of flooding, downed trees and/or utility lines caused by recent storms. Roadways that have recently opened are labeled with “OPEN” and additions to the previous PennDOT report are labeled as “NEW.”

Following is the 7 a.m. update of road closings in PennDOT Engineering District 5 covering Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill counties:

Berks County

None.

Carbon County

None

Lehigh County

·         OPEN - Spring Creek Road from Mill Creek Road to PA 100 in Lower Macungie Township (flooding).

Monroe County

·         OPEN - Rimrock Road from North Easton Belmont Pike to Shiffer Road in Hamilton Township (downed utility).

Northampton County

·         OPEN - PA 191 from Gradwohl Switch Road to Hollo Road in Nazareth Township (downed utility line).

Schuylkill County

None.

Motorists may check conditions on more than 2,900 miles of interstates and other major highways by calling 5-1-1 or visiting www.511PA.com<http://www.511pa.com/>. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, average traffic speeds on urban interstates and access to more than 670 traffic cameras. Regional Twitter pages and personal alerts are also available on the 511PA website.

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