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    Interstate 79 Northbound Rest Area to Reopen in Crawford County

    May 08, 2026

    The rest area on Interstate 79 northbound near mile marker 162 in Crawford County is scheduled to reopen later today.

    The facility was closed in November 2025 to allow for updates to the building’s drinking water system.

    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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