Vehicle and Speed Storm Restrictions Lifted on Some Pennsylvania Interstates

Vehicle and Speed Storm Restrictions Lifted on Some Pennsylvania
Interstates

3/14/2017-HARRISBURG

With the widespread winter storm impacting the state beginning to ease,
Pennsylvania has lifted the vehicle and speed restrictions on Interstates
west
of Interstate 81.

Impacted are Interstates 70, 99, 76 (the Pennsylvania Turnpike) between
Bedford
and Carlisle and 80 between Interstate 99 and Interstate 81.

Vehicle and speed restrictions remain in place on Interstates east of
Interstate 81. They are Interstates 80, 81, 83, 84, 176, 283, 380 and 476
and
all non-interstate expressways. Speed limits are reduced to 45 mph and the
affected interstates are closed to tandem trailers, empty trailers, buses,
motorcycles, recreational vehicles and towed trailers.

Restrictions on the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) will be lifted
from
the Bedford Interchange (Exit 146) east to the Carlisle Interchange (Exit
226). All other speed and trailer restrictions will stay in place on the
Pennsylvania Turnpike system east of the Carlisle Exit.

Interstate 84 remains closed to all trucks since New York has closed that
interstate within its borders.

The storm continues to impact the entire Northeastern section of the nation
and
especially northeastern Pennsylvania so drivers need to continue to
exercise
caution.

During a storm, PennDOT's primary goal is to keep roads passable, not
completely free of ice and snow. PennDOT will continue to treat roadways
throughout the storm until precipitation stops and roads are clear. Also,
higher volume roads take priority.

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
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.

For more winter driving tips and information on how PennDOT treats winter
storms, visit www.PennDOT.gov/winter.


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