Anyone with a cellular phone traveling
the Turnpike can dial *11 (or 1-800-332-3880)
to report accidents, incidents or phone
for emergency assistance. Calls go directly
to the Turnpike's Operations Center
in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where Turnpike
radio operators and State Police are
on duty 24 hours a day, everyday. The
Center dispatches appropriate emergency
personnel to the scene. The *11 (and
the 1-800-332-3880) number serves the
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Faster Service
To assist in obtaining faster service, the Turnpike
dispatchers need your location.
The milepost (markers are every tenth of a mile
along the shoulder) and the direction of travel
are helpful in dispatching the requested service.
Motorists equipped with CB radios can inform the
Turnpike Commission of emergencies or request
assistance for themselves or other travelers by
utilizing the Commission’s Emergency Channel
9 when traveling on the Turnpike. The Pennsylvania
State Police, as well as Turnpike maintenance
and other Commission personnel, monitor Channel
9 on a regular basis. When a distress call is
received from a CB user, the information is relayed
immediately to the Operations Center, and the
appropriate services are dispatched.
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