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A truck driver pulling a Walmart trailer got more than he bargained for Tuesday afternoon, as he attempted to make a right turn from Ringhoffer Road onto Easton Road in Lower Saucon Township, striking the bridge that spans a branch of the Saucon Creek at that intersection.
A restaurant that has been a mainstay dining destination in downtown Hellertown for the better part of 11 years has announced that it is closing its doors Aug. 10.
Although it’s the weekend, PennDOT and Kriger Construction employees have been busy at the site of Hellertown’s Water Street Bridge, which will close for the construction of a replacement span on Monday, July 29.
It’s not clear exactly when or why the automated Sure Shine Car Wash at 303-313 Main Street shut down, but residents have been commenting on and questioning the closure on social media in recent days, saying they miss the convenience of getting their cars washed there.
The Water Street Bridge won’t be closed for a long-planned two-month replacement project until July 15, but preliminary construction work that could cause delays will begin this Monday, July 1, PennDOT said Friday.
On Tuesday, Hellertown borough officials announced the detour routes that will be in place once the Water Street Bridge is closed, so a replacement span can be built.
The aged and crumbling Water Street Bridge is in its final days as a work of engineering that still fulfills a vital purpose: namely, transporting thousands of vehicles daily across the Saucon Creek, between Hellertown borough and Lower Saucon Township.
A heavily-used Upper Saucon Township road will close to through traffic Tuesday for approximately two months for the construction of a roundabout which officials say will help to ease congestion in the area.
An Upper Saucon Township bridge that has been closed since it was damaged by flooding in 2018 could be replaced as early as next year. But it could take longer to replace it if amicable agreements with neighboring property owners for rights-of-way acquisition aren’t reached.
Once again a local Subway restaurant has abruptly closed. At dinnertime Thursday, the Subway in the Saucon Square shopping center on Rt. 378 in Lower Saucon Township was closed for unknown reasons.
