Speed Limit Restored on Interstates in Northwest Region

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has lifted the speed limit and right-lane-only commercial vehicle restrictions that were in place on all interstates in the northwest region.

Due to the winter storm impacting the region, speed limits were temporarily reduced to 45 mph on the highway.

All speeds are now restored to their usual posted limits.

PennDOT is still treating roadways in the area and will continue until roads are clear.

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 1,200 traffic cameras.

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

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren counties at http://www.pa.gov/DOTDistrict1

Find PennDOT news for the northwest region on X or Facebook

MEDIA CONTACT: Saxon Daugherty, sadaughert@pa.gov or 814-678-7095

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