By Travis Kellar

tkellar@timesleader.com

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Commuters could encounter some areas of minor and heavy traffic congestion on the way into work and school this morning.

Heavy traffic is reported on Interstate 81 northbound near Rice Township, while scattered areas of minor congestion are reported on Interstate 476.

Scattered areas of minor traffic congestion are reported on Route 315, while heavy congestion is reported on Route 115 near East Mountain Boulevard.

The North Cross Valley Expressway is free of traffic congestion, but some could be encountered on the off-ramps.

Near the Wyoming Valley Mall, scattered areas of heavy traffic congestion are reported on Mundy Street.

Downtown, Wilkes-Barre Boulevard and South Wilkes-Barre Boulevard are each reporting scattered areas of minor and heavy traffic congestion. Scattered minor congestion is reported on Hazle Street, North and South Pennsylvania avenues and East Northampton Street.

North and South River streets are reporting scattered areas of minor and heavy congestion.

In Kingston, Market Street and Wyoming Avenue are each reporting scattered areas of minor congestion, but some isolated areas of heavy congestion are also reported.

For up-to-date traffic information, including traffic cams, visit the Times Leader’s traffic page.