Route 422 has reopened after crews clearing a downed powerline caused the road to be closed in both directions on Monday morning.
Just before 8:30 a.m., PennDOT announced that the roadway had been reopened.
According to PennDOT, at about 4:30 a.m. the roadway was closed to enable PECO crews to clear lines that had fallen from a utility pole during weekend storms.
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For several hours, traffic was detoured between PA routes 363 and 23.
A spokesperson for PennDOT noted that the pole was in place, but the lines had fallen during the storm and a crew was working to reconnect the wires.
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