State Roads Closed in East Central Pennsylvania Due to Storm - as of 11 p.m.
By: Jayne Ann Bugda
Updated: October 29, 2012
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) advises drivers several state roads are closed or restricted in East Central Pennsylvania because of weather issues caused by Hurricane Sandy
Berks County
Monocacy Creek Road at US 422 in Amity Township is closed due to flooding;
Mertztown Road between Valley Road and Lehigh County Line in Longswamp Township is closed a due to flooding;
Bertolet Mill Road between PA 73 in Oley Township and Lobachsville Road in Pike Township id closed a due to flooding;
Frystown Road between Deck Drive and Lancaster Avenue in Bethel Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Boundary Line Road between Molasses Hill Road and Focht Drive in Penn Township is closed due to a downed tree;
Brownsville Road between Stricker Road and Milestone Road in North Heidelberg Township is closed due to a downed tree;
Brownsville Road between State Hill Road and Wagner Road in Lower Heidelberg Township is closed due to a downed tree;
Irish Creek Road between Shartlesville Road in Penn Township and Hook Road in Centre Township is closed due to flooding;
Pine Forge Road between Douglass Drive in Douglass Township and PA 662 in Amity Township is closed due to a downed tree;
State Street between Longswamp Road and Centennial Road in Longswamp Township is closed due to flooding.
Dryville Road between Locust Street in Richmond Township and Lyons Road in Rockland Township is closed due to a downed tree;
Green Valley Road between Faust Road and Reigel Road in Lower Heidelberg Township is closed due to a downed tree;
PA 737 between Snyder Road in Greenwich Township and Stony Run Valley Road in Albany Township is closed due to a downed tree;
PA 143 between Little Round Top Road and Kunkel Road in Albany Township is closed due to a downed tree;
PA 143 between Covered Bridge Road in Windsor and Hein Road in Greenwich Township is closed due to a downed tree;
PA 61 between PA 73 and Ashley Way/Orchard Lane in Ontelaunee Township is closed due to a downed utility.
Carbon County
Seneca Road between Blakeslee Boulevard Drive and Mahoning Drive in Mahoning Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Laurel Road between Environmental Ed Center in Summit Hill Borough and Hacklebarney Road in Jim Thorpe Borough is closed due to a downed utility.
Lehigh County
Indian Creek Road at Cedar Crest Boulevard in Upper Milford Township is closed due to flooding;
Spring Creek Road at Mill Creek Road in Lower Macungie Township is closed due to flooding;
Spring Valley Road between Landis Mill Road and Washington Lane in Upper Saucon Township is closed due to a downed tree and utility;
Churchview Road between Vera Cruz Road and Faith Road in Upper Milford Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Camp Meeting Road between Saucon Avenue and Bay Hill Drive in Upper Saucon Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Honeysuckle Road between Black River Road and Emmaus Avenue in Salisbury Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Limeport Pike between Chestnut Hill Church Road and Leh Street in Lower Milford Township is closed due to a downed trees and utility;
Brookdale Road between Mertztown Road and Elm Road in Lower Macungie Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Neffs Laurys Road between Scheidys Road and Riverview Road in North Whitehall Township is closed due to a downed utility;
PA 309 between Mountain Road in Lynn Township, Lehigh County and PA 895 in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County is closed due to a downed utility;
Schochary Road between Kistler Valley Road and Sechler Road in Lynn Township is closed due to a downed utility.
Monroe County
School House Road between Wooddale Road in Price Township and Manzanedo Road in Middle
Smithfield Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Upper Smith Gap Road between Mountain Road and Mount Eaton Road in Ross Township is closed due to a downed utility;
PA 402 between Resica Falls and Courtright Lane in Middle Smithfield Township is closed due to a downed trees and utility;
Long Pond Road between PA 115 and Stoney Hollow Road in Tunkhannock Township is closed due to a downed trees and utility;
PA 715 between Hill Motor Lodge Road and Sullivan Trail Road in Pocono Township is closed due to a downed utility;
PA 314 between Upper Swiftwater Road in Pocono Township and Ski Haven Drive in Paradise Township is closed due to a downed utility;
PA 715 between PA 611 and Shine Hill Road in Pocono Township is closed due to a downed tree and utility;
Kuhenbeaker Road between PA 115 and Hypsie Gap Road in Tunkhannock Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Cherry Valley Road between Kemmertown Road and Glen Brook Road is closed due to a downed utility;
Cherry Valley Road between Glen Brook Road in Hamilton Township and PA 191 in Stroud Township is closed due to a downed tree and utility;
Club House Road between PA 715 and Cherry Lane Road in Pocono Township is closed due to a downed tree and utility;
PA 715 between Alpine Lake Road and Club House Road in Pocono Township is closed due to a downed tree and utility;
Business Route 209 between Neola Road and Green View Drive in Hamilton Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Hamilton South Street between Meadow Lake Drive and US 209 in Chestnuthill Township is closed due to a downed utility.
Northampton County
Island Park Road between Berger Road and Park Place in Williams Township is closed due to adowned tree;
PA 611between Browns Drive in Williams Township and Cedarville Road in Easton City is closed due to a downed trees and utility;
Old Allentown Road between Male Street in Bushkill Township and Roosevelt Street in Wind Gap Borough is closed due to a downed tree;
South Main Street between True Blue Road and Flicksville Road in Washington Township is closed due to a downed tree and utility;
Freemamsburg Avenue between Dunkle Street and Leeman Street in Palmer Township is restricted due to a downed tree and utility;
PA 611 between Stone Church Drive and Evergreen Road in Upper Mount Bethel Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Richmond Road between Park Road and Mount Bethel Highway in Upper Mount Bethel Township is closed due to a downed utility.
Schuylkill County
None.
PennDOT is urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel but those who must head out will see speeds reduced to 45 mph on the following highways in District 5:
Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County;
Interstate 78 in Berks, Lehigh and Northampton Counties;
Interstate 176 in Berks County;
Interstate 80 in Monroe and Carbon Counties;
Interstate 380 in Monroe County;
US 22 in Lehigh and Northampton Counties;
PA 33 in Northampton and Monroe Counties.
Berks County
Monocacy Creek Road at US 422 in Amity Township is closed due to flooding;
Mertztown Road between Valley Road and Lehigh County Line in Longswamp Township is closed a due to flooding;
Bertolet Mill Road between PA 73 in Oley Township and Lobachsville Road in Pike Township id closed a due to flooding;
Frystown Road between Deck Drive and Lancaster Avenue in Bethel Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Boundary Line Road between Molasses Hill Road and Focht Drive in Penn Township is closed due to a downed tree;
Brownsville Road between Stricker Road and Milestone Road in North Heidelberg Township is closed due to a downed tree;
Brownsville Road between State Hill Road and Wagner Road in Lower Heidelberg Township is closed due to a downed tree;
Irish Creek Road between Shartlesville Road in Penn Township and Hook Road in Centre Township is closed due to flooding;
Pine Forge Road between Douglass Drive in Douglass Township and PA 662 in Amity Township is closed due to a downed tree;
State Street between Longswamp Road and Centennial Road in Longswamp Township is closed due to flooding.
Dryville Road between Locust Street in Richmond Township and Lyons Road in Rockland Township is closed due to a downed tree;
Green Valley Road between Faust Road and Reigel Road in Lower Heidelberg Township is closed due to a downed tree;
PA 737 between Snyder Road in Greenwich Township and Stony Run Valley Road in Albany Township is closed due to a downed tree;
PA 143 between Little Round Top Road and Kunkel Road in Albany Township is closed due to a downed tree;
PA 143 between Covered Bridge Road in Windsor and Hein Road in Greenwich Township is closed due to a downed tree;
PA 61 between PA 73 and Ashley Way/Orchard Lane in Ontelaunee Township is closed due to a downed utility.
Carbon County
Seneca Road between Blakeslee Boulevard Drive and Mahoning Drive in Mahoning Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Laurel Road between Environmental Ed Center in Summit Hill Borough and Hacklebarney Road in Jim Thorpe Borough is closed due to a downed utility.
Lehigh County
Indian Creek Road at Cedar Crest Boulevard in Upper Milford Township is closed due to flooding;
Spring Creek Road at Mill Creek Road in Lower Macungie Township is closed due to flooding;
Spring Valley Road between Landis Mill Road and Washington Lane in Upper Saucon Township is closed due to a downed tree and utility;
Churchview Road between Vera Cruz Road and Faith Road in Upper Milford Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Camp Meeting Road between Saucon Avenue and Bay Hill Drive in Upper Saucon Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Honeysuckle Road between Black River Road and Emmaus Avenue in Salisbury Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Limeport Pike between Chestnut Hill Church Road and Leh Street in Lower Milford Township is closed due to a downed trees and utility;
Brookdale Road between Mertztown Road and Elm Road in Lower Macungie Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Neffs Laurys Road between Scheidys Road and Riverview Road in North Whitehall Township is closed due to a downed utility;
PA 309 between Mountain Road in Lynn Township, Lehigh County and PA 895 in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County is closed due to a downed utility;
Schochary Road between Kistler Valley Road and Sechler Road in Lynn Township is closed due to a downed utility.
Monroe County
School House Road between Wooddale Road in Price Township and Manzanedo Road in Middle
Smithfield Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Upper Smith Gap Road between Mountain Road and Mount Eaton Road in Ross Township is closed due to a downed utility;
PA 402 between Resica Falls and Courtright Lane in Middle Smithfield Township is closed due to a downed trees and utility;
Long Pond Road between PA 115 and Stoney Hollow Road in Tunkhannock Township is closed due to a downed trees and utility;
PA 715 between Hill Motor Lodge Road and Sullivan Trail Road in Pocono Township is closed due to a downed utility;
PA 314 between Upper Swiftwater Road in Pocono Township and Ski Haven Drive in Paradise Township is closed due to a downed utility;
PA 715 between PA 611 and Shine Hill Road in Pocono Township is closed due to a downed tree and utility;
Kuhenbeaker Road between PA 115 and Hypsie Gap Road in Tunkhannock Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Cherry Valley Road between Kemmertown Road and Glen Brook Road is closed due to a downed utility;
Cherry Valley Road between Glen Brook Road in Hamilton Township and PA 191 in Stroud Township is closed due to a downed tree and utility;
Club House Road between PA 715 and Cherry Lane Road in Pocono Township is closed due to a downed tree and utility;
PA 715 between Alpine Lake Road and Club House Road in Pocono Township is closed due to a downed tree and utility;
Business Route 209 between Neola Road and Green View Drive in Hamilton Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Hamilton South Street between Meadow Lake Drive and US 209 in Chestnuthill Township is closed due to a downed utility.
Northampton County
Island Park Road between Berger Road and Park Place in Williams Township is closed due to adowned tree;
PA 611between Browns Drive in Williams Township and Cedarville Road in Easton City is closed due to a downed trees and utility;
Old Allentown Road between Male Street in Bushkill Township and Roosevelt Street in Wind Gap Borough is closed due to a downed tree;
South Main Street between True Blue Road and Flicksville Road in Washington Township is closed due to a downed tree and utility;
Freemamsburg Avenue between Dunkle Street and Leeman Street in Palmer Township is restricted due to a downed tree and utility;
PA 611 between Stone Church Drive and Evergreen Road in Upper Mount Bethel Township is closed due to a downed utility;
Richmond Road between Park Road and Mount Bethel Highway in Upper Mount Bethel Township is closed due to a downed utility.
Schuylkill County
None.
PennDOT is urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel but those who must head out will see speeds reduced to 45 mph on the following highways in District 5:
Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County;
Interstate 78 in Berks, Lehigh and Northampton Counties;
Interstate 176 in Berks County;
Interstate 80 in Monroe and Carbon Counties;
Interstate 380 in Monroe County;
US 22 in Lehigh and Northampton Counties;
PA 33 in Northampton and Monroe Counties.
