Main roads wet, but side roads were icy early this morning; speed limits rise on highways

Be careful on sidewalks as some that were cleared on Wednesday have a new layer of ice this morning.

Emergency dispatchers and state police troopers across the Lehigh Valley and northwest New Jersey say people for the most part used common sense and stayed off the roads late Wednesday night into this morning.

No major incidents were being reported on the region's highways, after mayhem reigned on Wednesday during a snow and ice storm.

For the most part, officials say, main roads at 7 this morning were wet but clear of ice, while secondary routes were slushy and icy. The temperature in Easton was 36 and expected to go up a few degrees throughout the day as light rain falls. There could be a dividing line in northern Northampton County where more ice would be found, Pennsylvania State Police at Belfast reported.

Be careful on sidewalks as some that were cleared Wednesday night had a new sheen of ice early this morning.

Speed limit restrictions were lifted just before 6 this morning on Interstate 78 in Lehigh and Northampton counties, Interstate 80 in Carbon and Monroe counties, Route 22 in Lehigh and Northampton counties, Route 33 in Northampton and Monroe counties and Route 309 in Lehigh County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reports. Speed limits were set at 45 during Wednesday's storm.