Residents and travelers in north central Pennsylvania are facing road disruptions after severe weather conditions led to downed trees and utility lines. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has issued an update this morning, advising that multiple routes in the region are either closed or experiencing lane restrictions.

Within Lycoming County, Route 44 has been significantly impacted with closures stretching from Masser Road in Gregg Township to Mill Road in Washington Township, compounded by an additional closure between Gap Road and Mill Road; however, some relief came with the reopening of Fox Hollow Road, which had previously been closed due to similar issues. In Union County, trouble spots include the Col. John Kelly Road between Red Ridge Road and Beagle Road and Beaver Run Road which spans from Buffalo Road to Cannon Road, plus Route 45 has lane restrictions from Bear Run Road to Paddy Mountain Road, in Hartley Township, according to the latest bulletin from PennDOT.

Snyder County hasn't escaped the weather's ire as Specht Street in McClure Borough now has new restrictions between West Street to the Mifflin County Line, recently updated by state transportation officials. For real-time traffic information and relevant road conditions, motorists are urged to utilize the 511PA service which is accessible via the web, smartphone applications for iPhone and Android devices, or simply by dialing 5-1-1, this service offers a suite of traveler information including delay warnings, current weather forecasts, traffic speed, and a substantial network of traffic cameras for user convenience.