{"id":32397,"date":"2025-11-12T22:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T22:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/32397\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T22:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T22:17:09","slug":"dl-trail-in-easton-closed-for-emergency-erosion-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/32397\/","title":{"rendered":"D&#038;L Trail in Easton closed for emergency erosion repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"EXPVPTRM4JFUHGDDQWMQZX5HSA\">Emergency repairs to the <a href=\"https:\/\/delawareandlehigh.org\/map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/delawareandlehigh.org\/map\/\">D&amp;L Trail<\/a> in Easton require the closure of the path for the foreseeable future, the path\u2019s nonprofit manager said this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KIYZ2CTCUFDZZK7ONCSWNEF7P4\">The Delaware &amp; Lehigh National Heritage Corridor announced the closure Monday. It\u2019s beneath the Dr. George S. Smith Memorial Bridge that carries South Third Street (Route 611) over the Lehigh River in Easton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BIOYYYCO4ZBWJDVJ2CV6TJXTPM\">\u201cFOR PUBLIC SAFETY, please turn around at the closure and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQ45VclkwWR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQ45VclkwWR\/\">DO NOT attempt to get by it<\/a>,\u201d corridor staff, who are based at the National Canal Museum in Easton, posted to social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TYFRHKIL2RBXFEVLH7TS3VR7XA\">Easton is repairing the trail after officials discovered a portion breaking away into the Lehigh River, corridor spokesman Daniel DiBella told lehighvalleylive.com.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"D&amp;L Trail closed in Easton, due to portion breaking away into river\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BMFNW436YJBAJAKQJJPJVGCOYM.JPG\"  \/>Emergency repairs requiring the closure of the D&amp;L Trail are underway Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in the area beneath the Dr. George S. Smith Memorial Bridge that carries South Third Street (Route 611) over the Lehigh River in Easton.Kurt Bresswein | For lehighvalleylive.com<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FQL4MGMMQFFZBC35WMCWDCE7JA\">The repairs aim to stabilize the trail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NA67K5U7ZNDKZNGUYKD4F7GWIQ\">\u201cWe are waiting on an estimated completion date, but we do not anticipate it taking long,\u201d DiBella said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"N66AJDW2RBEWTNUTGBAUK3V3ZQ\">Further information on the repairs was not immediately available from city officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2LH7MGIY5RBE5KFZM4LUFAXCS4\">The Delaware &amp; Lehigh National Heritage Corridor does not have a detour recommended to skirt the closure, which is just west of the northern end of Delaware Canal State Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7ACGWE7AHBC2LLKBCPSPHSYKCY\">The corridor oversees the D&amp;L Trail that includes stretches held by more than 30 landowners.<\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emergency repairs to the D&amp;L Trail in Easton require the closure of the path for the foreseeable future,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-32397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}