Montoursville, PA – Motorists in north central Pennsylvania are advised the following roads (listed by county) are closed in the area due to flooding or downed trees and utilities. Updates will be sent periodically.

Columbia • Route 4020 (Mount Pleasant Road / Green Creek Road) between Millertown Road and McWilliams Road in Mount Pleasant Township for downed utilities.

Lycoming • Route 2039 (Warrensville Road) between Route 2014 (East Third Street) and Four Mile Drive in Loyalsock Township for downed utilities. • (New) Route 44 between Mill Road in Washington Township, Lycoming County and Route 15 in Gregg Township, Union County for flooding. Detour will be Route 2001 (Elimsport Road) and Route 15. • (New) Route 3004 (Valley Street / Jacks Hollow Road) between Route 654 (Nippenose Road) in Bastress Township and Route 654 (Euclid Avenue) in Duboistown Borough for downed utilities. • (New) Route 4001 (Little Pine Creek Road) between Little Pine Camp Area Road in Cummings Township and English Run Road in Pine Township for flooding.

Snyder • Route 35 between Greenville Road and Flint Hill Road in Washington Township for flooding. • Route 3007 (Iron Bridge Road) between Route 3008 (Paxtonville Road) and Furnace Road in Franklin Township for flooding.

Tioga • Route 4017 (Holden Street / Holden Brook Road / Locey Creek Road) between Hammond Street and Read House Road in Osceola Township for flooding.

Union • (New) Route 44 between Mill Road in Washington Township, Lycoming County and Route 15 in Gregg Township, Union County for flooding. Detour will be Route 2001 (Elimsport Road) and Route 15.

PennDOT cautions motorists to never drive through flooded roadways, as it takes just two feet of fast-moving water to float a car. Anyone who drives around barriers intended to close a road can face increased penalties if emergency responders are called to rescue motorists who disregard traffic control signs.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Tioga, Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Union, Snyder, Northumberland, Montour and Columbia counties at www.penndot.gov/District3.

Information about infrastructure in District 3 including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D3Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Maggie Baker, 570-368-4202 or magbaker@pa.gov.   

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