Allentown city government buildings are closed to the public.

As the state seeks relief to save lives and stop the spread of COVID-19, today Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine revised the “Stay at Home” order to include Lehigh and Northampton counties.

The city of Allentown is suspending bulk item curbside collection effective the week of March 29 until further notice as a result of the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency.

The Allentown Parking Authority has issued a statement announcing suspension of parking meter enforcement.

Allentown is closing its 21 city-maintained playgrounds during the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency effective Tuesday, March 24.

The City of Allentown is extending some pending tax filing and discounted payment due dates.

The effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is resulting in some changes to the city of Allentown’s special event recycling programs.

Effective March 18, 2020 all City of Allentown Department of Parks and Recreation organized field and pavilion rentals at city facilities are suspended until May 1, 2020.

The effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 is resulting in some City of Allentown service disruptions.

As a result of Pennsylvania Governor Wolf's directive regarding the COVID-19 virus, the scheduled traffic detour for the West Gordon Street Bridge Replacement project has been postponed and will not be implemented on Monday, March 23.