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Forks Roads Flooded by Storm

PennDOT announces road closures for Northampton County.

Bushkill Drive between Northwood Avenue and Kesslersville Road in Forks Township is closed due tofrom Wednesday night's storms.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reports other road closures in Northampton County:

 ·  Lehigh Drive between Hugh Moore Park Road in West Easton and Adamson Street in Easton due to flooding;

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·  Howertown Road between the Lehigh County line in Hanover Township and S. Halbea Street in East Allen Township due to flooding;

 · Yost Road/Fifth Street between Main Street and Poplar Avenue in Chapman due to flooding;

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 ·  Hokendauqua Drive between S. Oaks Road and Route 946/Mountain Road in Moore Township due to flooding;

 ·  Route 512 between Main Street in Bath and Sterners Way/Hanoverville Road in Hanover Township due to flooding;

 ·  Route 248 between Airport Road in East Allen Township and Walnut Street in Bath due to flooding.

warns motorists not to drive across roads covered with water because the water may be deeper than it looks and to never drive around barricades or signs on closed roads – Turn Around, Don’t Drown.

Motorists can check road conditions on more than 2,900 miles of state roads by calling 511 or visiting www.511PA.com

511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, average traffic speeds on urban interstates and access to more than 500 traffic cameras.

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