PennDOT Updates List of Closed Roads

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has released an updated list of state roads that may be closed or restricted because of flooding and/or downed trees and power lines.

The following are state road closures in PennDOT Engineering District 6, which includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, as of noon today:

Montgomery County

• Route 73 between Joshua Road and Bethlehem Pike in Whitemarsh for flooding.
• Stenton Avenue between Mill Road and Joshua Road in Whitemarsh for flooding.
• Militia Hill Road between Skippack Pike and Joshua Road in Whitemarsh for flooding.
• Plymouth Road between Cricket Road and Butler Pike in Whitemarsh for flooding.
• Flourtown Road between Butler Pike and Stenton Avenue in Whitemarsh for Flooding.
• Linfield Trappe Road between Lewis Road and Limerick Road in Limerick for flooding.
• Park Avenue between Pawlings Road and Audubon Road in Lower Providence for flooding and pavement damage.

Bucks County

• Route 32 between Cafferty Road and Dark Hollow Road in Tinicum and Bridgeton for downed utility wires.
• Route 32 between Lodi Hill Road and Bridgeton Hill Road in Tinicum and Bridgeton for flooding.
• Route 32 between Trenton Avenue and Taylorsville Road in Lower Upper Makefield and Morrisville for flooding.
• Route 32 between Headquarters Road and Uhlerstown Road in Tinicum for flooding.
• Route 32 between Bridgeton Hill Road and Narrows Hill Road in Bridgeton for downed tree and utility wires.
• Route 32 between Aquetong Road and Danboro Point Pleasant Pike in Solebury and Plumstead for flooding.
• Cedar Avenue between State Road and Bristol Pike in Bristol for flooding.
• Geigel Hill Road between Upper Tinicum Church Road and Swamp Creek Road in Tinicum for downed tree and utility wires.
• Tohickon Hill Road between Point Pleasant Pike and State Park Road in Plumstead for bridge damage.

Chester County

• Route 926 between Pocopson Road and Creek Road in Pocopson and Pennsbury for flooding.
• PA 724 between Unionville Road and Catfish Lane in Union Township (Berks County) and North Coventry for flooding.
• PA 724 between Route 422 and Vaughn Road in North Coventry for flooding.
• Bethel Church Road between PA 724 and Montgomery County line in East Coventry for flooding.
• Pughtown Road between Hollow Road/Sheeder Road and French Creek Road in East Vincent and West Vincent townships for flooding.
• Foster Road between Green Lane Road and Yellow Springs Road in Charlestown for drainage pipe and pavement damage.
• Creek Road between Route 926 and Route 52 in Birmingham for flooding.

Delaware County

• Route 291 between Saville Avenue and Stewart Road in Eddystone Borough for flooding.
• Route 252 between Route 3 (West Chester Pike) and Media Line Road in Newtown Township for a collapsed drainage pipe and pavement damage.
• Creek Road between Bullock Road and Route 1(Baltimore Pike) in Chadds Ford for flooding.
• Creek Road between Bridgewater Road and Dutton Mill Road in Brookhaven Borough and Middletown Township for downed utility wires.

Philadelphia

• Kelly Drive between Midvale Avenue and 25^th Street for flooding.

PennDOT is warning drivers to never drive through flooded roads or around barricades placed by emergency responders and to slow down, allow extra travel time and expect delays.

When it’s raining or when roads are wet, drivers should reduce their speed, be certain to turn on their headlights and increase the following distance between vehicles. State law requires headlights to be turned on anytime a vehicle’s wipers are used.

PennDOT also reminds motorists they can log on to 511PA.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major highways before heading out.