North Hills roads reopened after being shut down because of flooding from morning rain storms
May 24—Several roads in the North Hills that were shut down this morning because of flooding from heavy, isolated rains howers have been reopened to traffic, PennDOT announced.
The reopened roads are:
—Union Avenue (Route 4023) in Bellevue
—Seavey Road (Route 4004) in Shaler
—Rochester Road (Route 4011) in Franklin Park
A portions of Reis Run Road (Route 4022/4027) in Franklin Park has been reduced to a single because of a landslide.
The National Weather Service only recorded 0.05 inches of rain at Pittsburgh International Airport this morning, but the rainfall was significantly heavier in other parts of the region, with some communities getting nearly 1 inch of rain within a roughly 2.5-hour time span.
Portions of Pittsburgh's East End, including Highland Park and Lawrenceville, were hit the heaviest, with about 1.39 inches of rain falling between 7 and 9:30 a.m., according to meteorologist Lee Hendricks.
Motorists can check the conditions of these roads and other traffic disruptions using PennDOT's online traffic camera system.
Tony LaRussa is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Tony at 724-772-6368, tlarussa@triblive.com or via Twitter .
