Rain Closes Two Fords In Lower Merion Township

Lower Merion Township officials closed two fords in the township due to heavy rain this morning.

According to township Public Information Officer Thomas Walsh, the fords at Old Gulph Road and Righters Mill Road have been closed. The fords cross Mill Creek and are often closed during heavy rain, Walsh said.

According to the National Weather Service, nearly half of all flash flood deaths are vehicle related and the national 30-year average for flood deaths is 127.

Walsh called the roads vestiges of older times and said those roads will be closed come winter.

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