***TRAFFIC UPDATE/ROAD CLOSINGS*** 5pm

Schuylkill County
Interstate 81 north between exit 90 (Route 72) in Lebanon County and exit 100 (Route 443) due to flooding;
Route 125 between Penndye Street in Pine Grove Borough and the beginning of Route 125 due to flooding;
Route 183 between Second and Pottsville/Sillyman streets in Cressona Borough due to flooding;
U.S. 209 between Eighteenth Street and Pine Street in Porter Township due to flooding;
Route 309 between Lizard Creek Road and Overlook Drive in West Penn Township due to flooding;
Route 443 between Swatara Drive in Pine Grove Township and School Street in Pine Grove Borough due to flooding;
Route 645 near the intersection with Route 443 in Pine Grove Township due to flooding;
Route 895 between Pine Ridge Drive and Ridge Road in West Penn Township due to flooding;
Route 901 in the City of Pottsville due to flooding;
Route 901 between Main Street and Route 183 in Cressona Borough due to flooding;
Route 924 between Eagle Lock Lodge in East Union Township and Scotch Pine Drive in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, due to flooding;
Main Street/Greenview Road/Meadow Drive between Spring Lane and Deiberts Valley Road in South Manheim Township due to flooding;
Meadow View/Dads Burnham Road between Deturksville and Sweet Arrow Lake roads in Washington Township due to flooding;
Gold Mine Road between the Dauphin County line in Tremont Township and Greenwood/Clarks Valley Road in Porter Township due to flooding;
Highridge Park/Gordon Road at the intersection with Biddle and McKnight streets in Gordon Borough due to flooding.

PennDOT 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 are also advised traffic signals may not be functioning due to power outages, and to use extreme caution at intersections.

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. Regional Twitter alerts are also available on the 511PA website.

PennDOT is also advising visitors entering Pennsylvania from New Jersey that the Pennsylvania Welcome Center at Delaware Water Gap is closed until further notice due to possible flooding.

Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAAllentown.