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    PennDOT Expands Speed Limit Restrictions in Northwest Region

    December 31, 2025

    Due to winter weather conditions impacting the region, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has expanded temporary speed limit restrictions to include all interstates in the northwest region.

    PennDOT is urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel, but those who must head out will see speeds reduced to 45 mph on the following highways:

    • Interstate 79 from Exit 113 (Route 208/258, Grove City) in Mercer County to the end point in Erie County.
    • Interstate 80 from the Ohio state line to Exit 133 (Route 53, Kylertown/Philipsburg) in Clearfield County.
    • Interstate 86 from the New York state line to the Interstate 90 interchange in Erie County.
    • Interstate 90 from the Ohio state line to the New York state line.
    • Interstate 376 from the Interstate 80 interchange in Mercer County to Exit 5 (Route 208, New Wilmington/Pulaski) in Lawrence County.

    On roadways with speed restrictions, commercial vehicles not affected by restrictions on these or other roads must move to the right lane.

    Although PennDOT crews have been treating roadways, the department’s primary goal is to keep roads passable, and they will not completely free of ice and snow. PennDOT will continue to treat roadways throughout the storm until precipitation stops and roads are clear.

    While PennDOT recommends not traveling during winter storms, 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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