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If you live in a flood-prone area the National Weather Service is advising you to keep a close eye on nearby waterways. The NWS has issued a flash flood warning until 8 p.m. Tuesday for southeastern Northampton County due to possible continued heavy rainfall this evening.
If you’re hoping a left turn arrow will soon be installed at the intersection of Main and Walnut streets in Hellertown to help alleviate rush hour congestion, don’t expect that to happen anytime soon.
Severe weather is affecting the Saucon Valley area Sunday evening, and now the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Hellertown, in addition to the severe thunderstorm warning that will remain in effect through 10 p.m.
If you have lived or worked in the Saucon Valley area for any length of time, you probably know by now that every year many Lehigh Valley high schools hold graduation ceremonies at Lehigh University’s Stabler Arena.
Motorists who travel a section of Rt. 33 in Northampton County should be on the lookout for restrictions related to a $5.1 million PennDOT “pavement preservation” project that begins Monday, May 20.
If you have been held up recently by drainage work along Easton Road near the I-78 overpass in Lower Saucon Township, be aware that additional delays are likely in the near future.
If you regularly travel Easton Avenue in Bethlehem and Bethlehem Township, be aware that a major improvement project that will involve upgrades to five intersections is about to begin.
If you’re accustomed to cruising along Rt. 378 in Upper Saucon Township at 55 miles per hour, you may need to prepare to slow down. The township’s board of supervisors voted Monday to ask PennDOT to lower the speed limit on its portion of the state road from 55 to 45 mph.
Have you ever had to wait for a LANTA bus in Hellertown and found yourself wishing there was a place to rest your weary feet? If the borough is successful in finding a grant to pay for bus stop benches, your wish may come true.
“PennDOT has consistently said (the intersections) don’t warrant (turn arrows),” Hellertown Borough Council president Tom Rieger told resident Don Werkheiser Monday, after Werkheiser said rush hour traffic is backing up south of Walnut Street.
With Memorial Day and the start of the summer travel season a little more than a month away, gas prices in Hellertown are spiking to their highest level in nearly six months.
