Agriculture, PennDOT Secretaries Encourage Farm Show-bound Drivers to Use 511PA Website for Safe Travel

Agriculture, PennDOT Secretaries Encourage Farm Show-bound Drivers to Use
511PA Website for Safe Travel

1/4/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Transportation Secretary Leslie
S.
Richards encouraged drivers headed to the 2017 Pennsylvania Farm Show to
visit
511PA.com for up-to-the-minute travel information.

"PennDOT is a key partner in our efforts to make the 101st PA Farm Show a
safe,
enjoyable experience for everyone," said Secretary Redding. "We have worked

diligently together as state government to protect the nearly
half-a-million
people who visit Harrisburg every January to celebrate Pennsylvania
agriculture. This site is just one example of that team effort."

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's new web page,
www.511PA.com/farmshow, will provide drivers traveling to the Farm Show
with
travel times and route options. The site monitors traffic conditions on
major
access routes to the event: Interstate 81/U.S. 15 Northbound, U.S. 22/322
southbound, I-81 southbound, I-283 northbound and I-83 northbound.

"This page is another example of our using technology to improve our
services
and give travelers the tools to make travel decisions," Secretary Richards
said. "We encourage the public to use this resource so their trip to this
important event is as smooth and enjoyable as possible."

Visitors to the site can see average travel times on routes to the Farm
Show
and travel times on proposed alternate routes. The site also includes
incidents, construction, traffic cameras, traffic speeds and weather
information.

The Pennsylvania Farm Show is the nation's largest indoor agricultural
event,
featuring 6,000 animals, 10,000 competitive exhibits, and 300 commercial
exhibitors. The show runs January 7-13 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and January 14

from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free and parking is $15 in Farm Show
lots.
The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center is easily accessible
from
nearby Interstate 81.

For more information about the 2017 show, visit www.farmshow.state.pa.us.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including

color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com.
511PA,
which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay
warnings,
weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 770
traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

MEDIA CONTACT: Shannon Powers, Agriculture – 717.783.2628
Greg Penny, PennDOT – 717-787-1446

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