Roads closed in Northampton, Lehigh and Monroe counties due to storm

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation provided this updated list as of 10 o'clock this morning of roads that are closed in Northampton, Lehigh and Monroe counties.

PennDOT also lowered the speed limit to 45 mph on Route 22, Route 33 and Interstate 78 in Northampton and Lehigh counties.

Northampton County

Lehigh Drive between Fourth and Adamson streets in the Easton due to flooding;

Bushkill Drive between Zucksville and Kesslerville roads in Forks Township due to flooding;

Black River Road between Wyandotte Street and Bingen Road in Lower Saucon Township due to flooding;

Route 412 between Fourth Street and Commerce Center Bouevard in Bethlehem due to flooding;

Route 412 between Penn Street and Easton Road in Hellertown Borough due to flooding;

Route 512 between Jaindl Boulevard in Hanover Township and Jacksonville Road in East Allen Township due to flooding;

Route 611 between Lower Mud Run Road and Main Street/Front Street in Lower Mount Bethel Township due to a downed tree;

Route 611 between Jacktown and Hester roads in Lower Mount Bethel Township due to flooding;

Route 611 between Lower Mud Run Road and Main Street/Front Street in Lower Mount Bethel Township due to a downed tree;

Route 611 between Jacktown and Hester roads in Lower Mount Bethel Township due to flooding;

Routes 611 between Cedarville Road and South Third Street/Larry Holmes Drive in the Easton due to flooding;

Route 946 between Copella Road and Moorestown Drive in Moore Township due to a downed tree;

Applebutter Road/Island Park Road/Lower Saucon Road/25th Street between Main Street in Glendon Borough and Freemansburg Avenue in Wilson Borough due to flooding;

Sullivan Trail between Uhler Road and Church Lane in Forks Township due to flooding;

Wood Avenue/Eighth Street/Tatamy Road/Hackett Avenue between Hacketts Park Road and Northwood Avenue in Palmer Township due to flooding.

Hurricane Irene damage
Enlarge Associated Press Rising water laps over the sea wall at Battery Park, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, in New York. Hurricane Irene bore down on a dark and quiet New York early Sunday, bringing winds and rapidly rising seawater that threatened parts of the city. The rumble of the subway system was silenced for the first time in years, the city all but shut down for the strongest tropical lashing since the
Indian Creek Road between Indian Creek Road and Cedar Crest Boulevard in Upper Milford Township due to flooding;

Route 309 between East Hopewell Road and Center Valley Parkway in Upper Saucon Township due to flooding;

Route 309 North between Weiss and Mosserville roads in Lynn Township due to a downed utility line;

Route 309 between Mosserville and Gun Club roads due to a downed utility line;

Route 378 between Route 22 and Third Avenue in Bethlehem due to flooding;

Route 222/Hamilton Boulevard North between Haines Mill Road and Cedar Crest Boulevard in South Whitehall Township due to flooding;

Route 222 North between Hamilton Boulevard and Trexlertown Road Upper Macungie Township due to flooding;

Mill Creek/Spring Creek Road between Route 100 and Mill Creek Road in Lower Macungie Township due to flooding;

Cetronia Road between Trexlertown and Grange roads in Upper Macungie Township due to flooding;

Landis Mill Road between Weyhill Drive and Old Bethlehem Pike in Upper Saucon Township due to flooding;

Minesite/Schantz Road between Hamilton Boulevard and Cetronia Road in Lower and Upper Macungie townships due to flooding;

Spring Valley Road between Route 378 and Washington Lane in Upper Saucon Township due to flooding;

Old Bethlehem Pike/Oakhurst Drive between Stonesthrow Road and Old Bethlehem Pike in Upper Saucon Township due to flooding;

Shankweiler/Orefield Road between Route 309 and Coffeetown Road in North Whitehall Township due to flooding;

Blue Church/Mill Road between Blue Church and Gun Club roads in Upper Saucon Township due to flooding;

Eberhart Road between Range Road and Water Street in Whitehall Township due to flooding;

Lehigh Street between Seventh and Water streets in Whitehall Township due to flooding;

Limeport Pike/Palm Road between Spinnerstown and Dillingersville roads in Lower Milford Township due to flooding.

In Allentown:

Union Street at Union Terrace

Hamilton Boulevard and College Drive intersection

4th/Susquehanna Streets

4th/Juniata Streets

Mack Boulevard Underpass

10th/Martin Luther King Streets

St. Elmo closed from Union Street to Martin Luther King Street

4th/Brookdale Streets

4th/Wabash Streets

The 900 block of North 19th Street closed for a tree down with wires – Fire/police are on scene.

The 1200 block of North 19th Street closed for a transformer fire.

The 20th/Pennsylvania Street intersection closed for a pole down with wires – Fire/ police are on scene.

Kearney/Union Boulevard intersection closed for a tree down with wires.

Monroe County

Route 447 between Stokes Avenue and Brushy Mountain Road in Stroud Township due to flooding.

Business Route 209 between Creek Road and Rim Rock Drive in Hamilton Township due to flooding.

Route 209 is closed through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area from the south contact station to Route 206 near Milford.

Route 191 between Route 447 and Wooddale Road in Stroud Township due to flooding.


PennDOT reminds motorists not to drive across water-covered roadways, as the water could be deeper than it looks. The agency recommends avoiding travel during this storm.

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