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An upscale restaurant that opened in a landmark downtown Hellertown building less than two years ago is temporarily closed due to unforeseen circumstances, according to signs posted on its doors and a post on its Facebook page Wednesday afternoon.
Instead of a five-hour closure for the removal of debris from underneath the Water Street Bridge, motorists will now have to deal with daily closures from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the remainder of this week.
The Water Street Bridge in Hellertown and Lower Saucon remains closed until at least 9 a.m. Sunday, when PennDOT officials will re-evaluate its integrity after the water level of the Saucon Creek recedes.
A popular local convenience store and gas station near I-78 in Hellertown has been closed since the weekend, and Saucon Valley residents are demanding to know why.
A popular area convenience store will soon close for a month for a major renovation project, but the store’s manager said the results will be well worth it.
The Water Street Bridge in Hellertown and Lower Saucon Township was closed until further notice Sunday morning by PennDOT for what are described as emergency repairs.
An 84-year-old bridge in Upper Saucon Township is closed after officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation determined it may have sustained structural damage as a result of flooding Tuesday night.
Following the closure of two bridges near Hellertown Saturday due to structural damage caused by flash flooding, a total of four spans in or near the borough are now out of commission, at least temporarily.
The Hellertown Pool was forced to close in the middle of a very busy Monday afternoon, after an individual became sick and vomited in the middle of the pool while swimming. The pool was crowded at the time, as temperatures Monday reached the upper 90s.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Thursday that a nearly three-mile section of Limeport Pike in Upper Saucon and Lower Milford townships will be closed from Saturday, June 23 through mid-August for the replacement of a 1928 bridge over a tributary to the Saucon Creek.
