Schuylkill Expressway Reopens Near 202 After Flooding

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA — The Schuylkill Expressway has reopened following a lengthy shutdown due to floodwaters and debris clogging the road.

The road was closed on Monday morning in both the northbound and southbound lanes near Route 202. The closure was in place between the Pennsylvania Turnpike entrance and Exit 28 in King of Prussia. It remained closed until Monday night.

Several people had to be rescued in the area as high water swamped multiple vehicles and trapped motorists.

Images from the scene showed box trucks with water nearly rising into the cab stalled out in the deepest sections.

Route 320 (South Gulph Road) remains shut down in Upper Merion between Upper Gulph Road and Arden Road, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday morning.

Several other state highways that were shut down by the flooding in Chester and Montgomery counties have reopened, PennDOT said. A full list is included below:

Chester

• Lower Pine Creek Road between Route 401 (Conestoga Road) and Yellow Springs Road in West Pikeland Township;
• Wagontown Road/Cedar Knoll Road/Reeceville Road/Caln Road between Hibernia Road and Wagontown-Martins Road in West Brandywine Township;
• Clover Mill Road/Pikeland Road between Kimberton Road and Merlin Road in Charlestown Township;
• Route 345 (Bulltown Road) at Route 23 (Ridge Road) in East Nantmeal Township;
• Route 724 (Schuylkill Road) between Scholl Road and Catfish Lane in North Coventry Township;
• Pottstown Pike/Chadds Ford Road/Creek Road/High Street between Street Road and Creek Road in Birmingham Township
• Swan Road/Upper Valley Road/Main Street between Green Street and Swan Road in Atglen Borough.

Montgomery

• Conshohocken Road/Fairfield Road/Elm Street at Diamond Avenue in Plymouth Township;
• Croton Road/Radnor Road between the Chester County line and Gulph Road in Upper Merion Township;
• Water Street Road/Mill Road between Grange Avenue and Skippack Creek Road in Skippack Township;
• Henderson Road/Beidler Road/Abrams Road at Beidler Road in Upper Merion Township;
• Trinity Lane between Holstein Road and Swedeland Road in Upper Merion Township
• Butler Pike/Matsonford Road/Fayette Street between Hillside Avenue and the Interstate 476 Interchange in Lower Merion Township.

Image via Phoenixville Fire Department