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PennDOT Lists Roads Closed By Rainfall
Some roads and bridges have been closed off due to problems caused by recent heavy rainfall.
PennDOT released on Thursday a list of state roads closed due to flooding or other hazards. The list is specific to PennDOT's sixth engineering district, which includes the counties of Chester, Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia. This information was accurate as of 6 p.m. Thursday:
Chester County
PA 724 between Scholl Road and Laurelwood Road in North Coventry Township. Flooding.
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Bethel Church Road between PA 724 and Montgomery County line in East Coventry Township. Flooding.
Foster Road between Green Lane Road and Yellow Springs Road in Charlestown Township. Drainage pipe and pavement damage.
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Delaware County
Route 291West between Saville Avenue and Stewart Road in Eddystone Borough. Flooding.
Route 252 between Route 3 (West Chester Pike) and Media Line Road in Newtown Township. Collapsed drainage pipe and pavement damage.
Creek Road between Bridgewater Road and Dutton Mill Road in Brookhaven Borough and Middletown Township. Downed utility wires.
Montgomery County
Linfield Trappe Road between Lewis Road and Limerick Road in Limerick Township. Flooding.
Park Avenue between Pawlings Road and Audubon Road in Lower Providence Township. Flooding and pavement damage.
Philadelphia County
Kelly Drive between Midvale Avenue and 25th Street. Flooding.
Bucks County
Route 32 between Cafferty Road and Dark Hollow Road in Tinicum and Bridgeton twps. Downed utility wires.
Route 32 between Lodi Hill Road and Bridgeton Hill Road in Tinicum and Bridgeton townships. Flooding.
Route 32 between Trenton Avenue and Taylorsville Road in Lower Makefield and Upper Makefield townships and Morrisville Borough. Flooding.
Route 32 between Headquarters Road and Uhlerstown Road in Tinicum Township. Flooding.
Route 32 between Bridgeton Hill Road and Narrows Hill Road in Bridgeton Township. Downed tree and utility wires.
Route 32 between Aquetong Road and Danboro Point Pleasant Pike in Solebury and Plumstead townships. Flooding.
Route 263 between Center Bridge Road and Route 32 in Solebury Township. Pavement damage.
Route 611 between Durham Road in Riegelsville Borough and South Third Street in Easton, Northampton County. Flooding.
Cedar Avenue between State Road and Bristol Pike in Bristol Township. Flooding.
Otter Street between Tennis Avenue and Street Road in Bensalem Township. Flooding.
Newportville Road between New Falls Road and Hulmeville Road in Bristol Township. Flooding.
Bristol Road between Brownsville Road and Old Lincoln Highway in Lower Southampton and Bensalem Township. Flooding.
Aquetong Road North between Lower Mountain Road and Route 202 in Solebury Township. Shoulder washout and pavement damage.
Geigel Hill Road between Upper Tinicum Church Road and Swamp Creek Road in Tinicum Twp. Downed tree and utility wires.
Tohickon Hill Road between Point Pleasant Pike and State Park Road in Plumstead Twp. Bridge damage.
PennDOT also noted that state law requires headlights to be turned on anytime a vehicle’s wipers are used. Motorists can log on to 511PA.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major highways before heading out.
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