Snow Emergency Declared In Abington Township

ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA —The Abington Township Police Department has declared a Snow Emergency with inclement weather expected on Tuesday.

The emergency will be in effect from Noon on Tuesday until 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

Abington Township Code 156.39 authorizes the Chief of Police to declare a snow emergency when snowfall exceeds two inches or, in the chief’s discretion, where conditions warrant such a declaration to combat the hazards of snow and ice on the highways.

Police Chief Patrick Molloy said that no parking is allowed on the snow emergency routes.

Vehicles left on those routes may be towed and impounded at the owner’s expense.

The snow emergency routes are:

Full Roadways

• Easton Road
• Fox Chase Road
• Highland Avenue
• Huntingdon Pike
• Meetinghouse Road
• Moreland Road
• Old Welsh Road
• Old York Road
• Susquehanna Road

Partial Roadways

• Edge Hill Road (Moreland Road to Old Welsh Road)
• Jenkintown Road (North Hills Avenue to Highland Avenue
• Mt. Carmel Avenue (North Hills Avenue to Highland Avenue)
• North Hills Avenue (Fitzwatertown Road to Moreland Road)
• Township Line Road (Old York Road to Fillmore Street)
• Valley Road (Lower Moreland to Susquehanna Road)
• Woodland Road (Easton Road to Fitzwatertown Road)

For more information regarding snow and ice removal and to view a PDF of the Snow Emergency Declaration, please click HERE.