Caution is the best advice, but plan ahead if you must go out

Flooding and ice are causing closures and dangerous spots along our roadways in the region. High winds are also wreaking havoc with the warning signs blowing over and snow being pushed onto plowed roadways. 

Motorists are being urged to use extreme caution and be on the look out for and obey warning signs. A road closed sign, means just what it says, the is road closed not for your inconvenience but for your safety.

Attempts to circumvent these signs can cost motorist hefty fines, especially when the vehicle gets stuck in the high water requiring assistance. This also creates dangerous situations for rescue workers. And if that is not enough to keep one from trying to go through high water, bear in mind, you don't know if the roadway is even intact underneath the water. The cost to your vehicle added on to the fines adds up to a worse day than just going around.

​Motorists can check www.511PA.com for the latest updates on flood-related closures and restrictions. 
Or use google maps or similar gps that are up-dated with road closures and can find safe roads to travel on.

Also be aware of spots where the snow gets blown back onto the road causing surprise hazardous road conditions. (As a visual reporter who has to brave these conditions when necessary to inform the public I can tell you these spots get pretty hairy at times and extremely nerve rockingly dangerous.)

Below are the latest road closures in the area from PennDOT.
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Crawford County

• Route 173 – Closed from Richie Road to Lake Creek Road in Wayne Township;
• Miller Station Road (Route 1016) – Closed from Route 6 in the Cambridge Township to Miller Hill Road (Route 1029) in Rockdale Township;
• Little Cooley Road (Route 1037) – Closed from Dobbs Road to Athens Road in Athens Township;
• Wilson Shute Road (Route 2008) – Closed from Mercer Pike (Route 2003) to Route 322 in West Mead Township; 
• Springfield Church Road (Route 2007) – Closed from Scrubgrass Road in Findley Township to Cranberry Road in Pine Township;
• Main Street (Route 3021) – Closed from Mill Road in Greenwood Township to Johnson Road in Union Township; and
• Mystic Park Road (Route 1011) – Closed from Rosenburg Road in Troy Township to Stroup Road in Steuben Township. 
• Townhall Road (Route 2005) – Closed from Dutch Hill Road in Union Township to Route 285 in Fairfield Township. 
• Route 322 – Closed from Linden Street in Meadville to Clark Road in Meadville.

Erie County

• Route 20 ​– Eastbound lane restriction from Imperial Parkway to Fairplain Road in Girard Township;
• Stancliff Road (Route 3021) – Closed from Route 98 to Eureka Road in Franklin Township; 
• Old Albion Road (Route 3013) – Closed from Lexington Road (Route 3015) to Gage Road in Conneaut Township;
• Knapp Road (Route 3011) – Closed from Pennside Road to Route 6N in Conneaut Township;
• French Creek Road (2001) – Closed form Route 6 to Flatt Road (Route 2003) in LeBoeuf Township; 
• Flatt Road/Main Street (Route 2003) – Closed from Route 6 in Mill Village to Route 97 in LeBoeuf Township; and
• Pleasant Street/Elgin Road/Lovell Road/Main Street (Route 2018) – Closed from Union Street in City of Corry to Spartansburg Road in Concord Township.
• Route 215 – Closed from Old Albion Road (Route 3013) in Springfield Township to Cherry Hill Road (Route 3002) in Conneaut Township, Erie County.  – Mistakenly listed as open during last update. 

Mercer County

• ​Route 58 – Closed from Beaver Street in the Borough of Mercer to Schaffer Road in Findley Township; 
• Market Street/Scrubgrass Road (Route 2014) – Closed from McKinley Ave to Brown Street in the Borough of Mercer;
• Grove Road (Route 3022) – Closed from Valley Road (Route 3039) to Gulf Road in Jefferson Township; and
• Methodist Road (Route 4019) – Closed from Beaty School Road (Route 4021) to Sheakleyville Greenville Road (Route 4020) in Sugar Grove Township. 

Forest County

• German Hill Road (Route 4004) – Closed from Crystal Springs Road to Hollywood and Vine Street in Kingsley Township.