Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised that Route 15 is closed in both directions between Cardinal Street and Furnace Road in Union Township, Union County, due to a vehicle crash with downed utilities.

The following detours are in place. • Northbound traffic will use Route 11 and Route 147 or Route 304 and 45. • Southbound traffic will use Route 45, 2003 (Dreisbach Church Road), and Furnace Road.

The roadway is expected to be closed for several hours.

Motorists should be alert, slow down and expect travel delays.

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.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Maggie Baker, 570-368-2402 or magbaker@pa.gov.  ###