Water main break closes busy South Whitehall road

LehighValleyNews.com | By Mariella Miller

Published June 21, 2023 at 9:26 AM EDT

South Whitehall municipal building — South Whitehall Township's municipal building.

SOUTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — A portion of Cedar Crest Boulevard just off the Route 22 exit has been closed due to a water main break late Tuesday.

Township officials on Wednesday said the road should reopen around 2 p.m.

Cedar Crest is closed between Fairmont Street and Winchester Road, they said, and the township's Public Works Department is on site.

Water had been restored to all customers as of 9 a.m. Wednesday.

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I am senior digital news content producer for LehighValleyNews.com. I joined Lehigh Valley Public Media’s news department as assignment editor in 2018 after working in journalism for more than 30 years. Named a National Press Foundation fellow three times for my work in print journalism, I’ve also been recognized by the Pennsylvania Women’s Press Association and with several Keystone Press Awards from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. During my 27 years at The Morning Call in Allentown, I worked business, features and municipal beats. I’ve taught college journalism throughout the Lehigh Valley and managed a local digital news platform for AOL/Patch for several years. I’m a graduate of Marywood University and I’ve discovered that grandchildren are life’s best gift. Contact me at MariellaM@lehighvalleynews.com or 610-984-8222.

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