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Part of Route 209 in Carbon County could be closed for weeks after a rock slide Saturday between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning.
In an online update Sunday morning, state Rep. Doyle Heffley said PennDOT staff, engineers and a contractor were on site to examine the damage and figure out how to make repairs. Secretary of Transportation Michael Carroll secured emergency funding for the project, Heffley said, but repairs could take 6-8 weeks.
“As we go forward, we’re going to continue to monitor the situation and hopefully … this road will be opened up as soon as possible,” Heffley said.
The Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway said on its website that all its train ride operations in the area are suspended indefinitely, and that tickets purchased for train rides through Nov. 15 will be refunded. Tickets are valid forever until used and may be exchanged for any future date, it said.
Another rock slide previously closed a section of Route 611 through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area for nearly two years.