Abington Township, Cheltenham Township, Rockledge Borough and Hatboro Borough have declared Snow Emergencies

Abington Township, Cheltenham Township, Rockledge Borough and the Borough of Hatboro have declared Snow Emergencies ahead of this weekend’s forecast.

Cheltenham’s Snow Emergency begins Saturday, January 24 at 12:00am and ends at 11:59pm on Monday, January 26.

Officials said that parked cars must be removed from the Snow Emergency Routes listed below:

  • Ashbourne Rd. (Tookany Creek Pkwy to Washington Ln.)
  • Easton Rd. (Cheltenham Ave. to Mt. Carmel Ave.)
  • Cedar Rd. (Church Rd. to Township Line Rd.)
  • Central Ave. (Ashbourne Rd. to Township Line Rd.)
  • Church Rd. (Falcon Dr. to Township Line Rd.)
  • Greenwood Ave. (Township Line Rd. to Cheltenham Ave.)
  • Limekiln Pk. (Mt. Carmel Ave. to Easton Rd.)
  • Mt. Carmel Ave. (Limekiln Pk. to East Rd., west side)
  • New Second St. (Cheltenham Ave. to Township Line Rd.)
  • Oak Lane Rd. (Cheltenham Ave. to Ashbourne Rd.)
  • Tookany Creek Pkwy. (New Second St. to Cheltenham Ave.)
  • Township Line Rd. (Washington Ln. to Greenwood Ave.)
  • Washington Ln. (Township Line Rd. to Cheltenham Ave.)
  • Willow Grove Ave. (Limekiln Pk. to Cheltenham Ave.)
  • Old York Rd. (Township Line Rd. to Cheltenham Ave.)

Residents are asked to assist with plowing by parking in driveways whenever possible and “when driveways are not possible, park all vehicles on the same side of the street. Remove basketball hoops and any other obstructions that will interfere with plows.”

Trash collection is cancelled for Monday, January 26 and all collections will be pushed back a day. January 30 special collections are cancelled as well.

Snow Emergency Routes and more information can be found here.

Rockledge Borough

Rockledge Borough has declared a Snow Emergency from 11:30pm on Saturday, January 24 until 12:00am on Tuesday, January 27.

During the Snow Emergency parking is prohibited on designated Snow Emergency Routes (Huntingdon Pike, Fox Chase Road, and Church Road). Vehicles parked on these routes may be ticketed and towed.

Side street parking is permitted, though residents with driveways are strongly encouraged to use their driveways to assist plow operations and maintain emergency access.

Hatboro Borough

Hatboro’s Snow Emergency begins at 6:00pm on Saturday, January 24 and ends Tuesday morning.

Residents are asked to remove all vehicles from the following snow emergency routes:

  • Byberry Avenue from South York Road to East of the Borough line (Warminster Road)
  • County Line Road, East from North York Road to North Warminster Road.
  • County Line Road, West from North York Road to West Borough line.
  • Horsham Road from South York Road to West Borough line (Continental Road)
  • Jacksonville Road from East Moreland Avenue to East County Line Road
  • Montgomery Avenue, East from York Road to Jacksonville Road
  • Moreland Avenue, West from York Road to West Borough line
  • Moreland Avenue, East from York Road to Jacksonville Road
  • Penn Street, South from Byberry Avenue to East Moreland Avenue
  • Warminster Road, South from Mill Road to East Moreland Avenue
  • Warminster Road, North from East Moreland Avenue to East County Line Road
  • York Road from South of Borough Line to Moreland Avenue
  • York Road, North from Moreland Avenue to County Line Road

Questions can be directed to the borough’s office at 215-443-9100 or by email (dhegele@myhatboro.org).

More details below:

Abington Township

Abington’s Snow Emergency begins Saturday, January 24 at 12:00pm and ends Tuesday, January 27 at 12:00pm.

The township’s declaration can be found below:

Abington Township’s snow emergency routes:

  • Old York Road – Moreland Road to Township Line Road
  • Huntingdon Pike – Moreland Road to Philadelphia Line
  • Fitzwatertown Road – Susquehanna Road to Moreland Road
  • North Hills Avenue – Fitzwatertown Road to Moreland Road
  • Highland Avenue – Old York Road to Mt. Carmel Avenue
  • Easton Road – Mt. Carmel Avenue to Moreland Road
  • Old Welsh Road – North Hills Avenue to Valley Road
  • Susquehanna Road – Fitzwatertown Road to Huntingdon Pike
  • Moreland Road – Kimball Avenue to Edge Hill Road
  • Jenkintown Road – North Hills Avenue to Highland Avenue
  • Mt. Carmel Avenue – North Hills Avenue to Highland Avenue
  • Township Line Road – Old York Road to Fillmore Avenue
  • Valley Road – Susquehanna Road to Lower Moreland
  • Edge Hill Road – Moreland Road to Old Welsh Road
  • Meetinghouse Road – Township Line Road to Huntingdon Pike
  • Fox Chase Road – Meetinghouse Road to Huntingdon Pike

More details here.

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