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June 23, 2023 Travel Advisory

PA Turnpike Closing Westbound Lanes Between Breezewood and New Stanton Interchanges Overnight This Weekend


PA Turnpike Closing Westbound Lanes Between Breezewood and

New Stanton Interchanges Overnight This Weekend

Interstate 70/76 westbound closure necessary to implement temporary

traffic crossover as part of reconstruction project.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission advises travelers that an 86-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 70/76) will be closed westbound overnight, weather permitting, starting at 11 p.m. on Saturday, June 24 between the Breezewood (Exit 161) and New Stanton (Exit 75) interchanges. The roadway will reopen at approximately 6 a.m. on Sunday, June 25. Motorists should plan accordingly for a lengthy detour or should avoid the area during this time.

The seven-hour closure is needed for crews to safely conduct necessary road work to implement an interim traffic crossover as part of the next phase of a total reconstruction project between mile markers 102-109 in Somerset County. This $117 million project for full-depth reconstruction and widening of the Turnpike from two lanes to three lanes in each direction in the corridor began in 2021 and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2024.

Motorists at the Breezewood Interchange will be provided with the suggested detour route:

  • Exit at the Breezewood Interchange (Exit 161) and follow U.S. Route 30 west (18.7 miles).
  • Follow I-99 north (30.1 miles).
  • Follow U.S. Route 22 west (64.5 miles).
  • Follow PA Turnpike Route 66 south (13.9 miles).
  • Reenter the PA Turnpike (I-76) at the New Stanton Interchange (Exit 75).

The more than 100-mile detour is necessary to safely accommodate the volume of diverted traffic. Travelers should expect higher than normal traffic volumes on this detour route during the closure and should plan accordingly. Message boards will be placed to inform customers of the closure.

Vehicles will be permitted to enter the Turnpike at the Donegal Interchange (Exit 91) and travel westbound during this closure. All eastbound traffic is permitted in the corridor during the westbound closure.

Information will be posted, and announcements will be made, prior to the closure at the North Midway Service Plaza in Bedford County and the Somerset North Service Plaza in Somerset County warning customers of the impending closure. If customers remain in the service plaza after 11 p.m. on June 24, they will be required to stay there until the road reopens.

To report an accident or other emergency on the PA Turnpike, dial *11 via mobile phone. To learn more about PA Turnpike conditions, use one of these resources:

ON THE TURNPIKE

511PA Smartphone App: real-time, hands-free PA traffic advisories

Digital Message Signs: more than 100 boards along the Turnpike

 

ON THE WEB

511/511pa.com: live, interactive map

Twitter: @PATurnpikeAlert

 

BY PHONE

511: dial from any PA roadway for local travel information

Pennsylvania Turnpike Customer Assistance Center: 877-736-6727, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

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Media Contact: Crispin Havener, 717-870-2841