Roads Reopen After Flash Flooding In Lower Makefield Twp.

Updated: 10:28 a.m. Monday

LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA —Most of the roads that were damaged by flash flooding in a fast-moving storm Saturday afternoon have reopened, police said.

The Lower Makefield Township Police Department said late Sunday night that almost all roadways are now passable except for River Road, which is closed between Woodside Road and Route 532.

Police said that Taylorsville Road is also closed between Woodside and Mount Eyre Road and that will be an extended closure).

Taylorsville Road is open northbound and motorists can now access Interstate 295, police said.

On Saturday afternoon, torrential downpours flooded and damaged some roads. At that time, police estimated the roads would be closed for an extended period.

In nearby Upper Makefield Township, flash flooding claimed the lives of at least five people.

While most roads are now open, a sinkhole has also opened in Lower Makefield Township.

The heavy rain caused a large sinkhole near the Maplevale neighborhood, state Sen. Steve Santarsiero said.

He said the sinkhole extends to the Delaware Canal and threatens to damage the canal and towpath.

Santarsiero said he surveyed the damage and was in contact with the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Dunn Sunday afternoon to secure the area.

He said that going forward we will work with PennDOT and Lower Makefield Township to implement new engineering controls to help alleviate flooding in the neighborhood as a consequence of future storms.

(Photo courtesy of State Sen. Steve Santarsiero)