Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Lancaster Ave. Now Open

The road closed at Lancaster and City Avenues due to a downed power line.

Updated 10/31 at 4:49 p.m.: Lancaster Avenue has reopened, according to an alert from Montgomery County Public Safety.

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Lancaster Avenue will be closed from City Avenue to Lankenau Drive through evening rush hour on Wednesday, according to a Lower Merion Police Department alert.

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The closure is due to a downed power line. Lankenau Hospital will be accessible from the west, the alert states.

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