The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has lifted the temporary speed limit reduction on Interstates 79, 80, and 376 in Mercer County.
PennDOT is urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel, but those who must head out will see speeds remain reduced to 45 mph on the following highways:
- Interstate 79 from Exit 141 (Route 285, Geneva/Cochranton) in Crawford County to the end point in Erie County.
- Interstate 80 from Exit 29 (Route 8, Franklin/Oil City Area/Barkeyville) in Venango County to Exit 70 (Route 322, Strattanville) in Clarion County.
- Interstate 86 from the New York state line to the Interstate 90 interchange in Erie 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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