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Roosevelt Expressway Ramp Closed After Damage Sustained In Crash Roosevelt Expressway Ramp Closed After Damage Sustained In Crash
Roosevelt Expressway Ramp Closed After Damage Sustained In Crash As if post-holiday traffic wasn't bad enough. The Roosevelt Expressway southbound ramp to westbound I-76 and City Avenue in Philadelphia is closed and detoured due to damage suffered in a crash Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 26, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said. The area will remain closed until PennDOT bridge engineers and its contractor can make the necessary repairs to safely reopen the ramp, PennDOT said. During the closure, motorists will be directed to use eastbound I-76, Montgomery Avenue, and westbound I-76. Motorists will be rerouted according to posted d…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Serious Storm Damage From Flash Flood In Eastern PA (PHOTOS) Serious Storm Damage From Flash Flood In Eastern PA (PHOTOS)
Serious Storm Damage From Flash Flood In Eastern PA (Photos) More storms may be yet to come, the National Weather Service advised as authorities are assessing damage after major thunderstorms left portions of Chester County underwater on Tuesday, July 25.  The National Weather Service had warned of a severe thunderstorm watch from Washington DC to the northern border of Connecticut around noon and lasting through 8 p.m.  By 8:30 p.m., the West Whiteland Fire Company said that it had made 16 water rescues to pull more than 30 people from their vehicles that had been caught in the flood.  "We cannot stress enough do not drive through flooded roadways…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 309 Bypass In Bucks County Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 309 Bypass In Bucks County
Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 309 Bypass In Bucks County A tractor-trailer crash temporarily closed the Route 309 bypass in Bucks County early Wednesday, April 27, authorities said. When crews arrived at the scene around 6:25 a.m., they discovered an overturned truck with an unspecified number of boxed items spilling from the trailer and completely blocking the southbound right lane, according to the Sellersville Fire Department. Tractor Trailer Wreck Closes 309 Bypass At 6:26 AM, SFD volunteers were alerted to a one vehicle accident in the... Posted by Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Southbound traffic w…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Northampton County Car Fire Shuts Down Route 33 Overpass Northampton County Car Fire Shuts Down Route 33 Overpass
Northampton County Car Fire Shuts Down Route 33 Overpass A Tuesday morning car fire in Northampton County shut down an overpass bridge on Route 33 for the resulting investigation, crews said. The car went up in flames in on Route 33 northbound near the Route 22 interchange late Tuesday morning, the Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company said. The Church Road bridge was shut down to check for damages due to the distance of the fire, the department said. It is not clear how long the bridge will remain closed. “If you use the Church Road bridge, please consider an alternate route,” the fire company said.

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by Valerie Musson