The eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 are closed in Mercer County from Exit 4 (Route 760, Sharon/Hermitage) to Exit 15 (Route 19, Mercer) due to a tractor trailer crash. The roadway is expected to reopen later today when the scene has been cleared.
A speed reduction of 45 mph, with commercial vehicles in the right lane only, remains in placed on both directions of I-80 from the Ohio state line to Exit 45 (Route 478, St. Petersburg/Emlenton, as well on I-79 from Eixt 105 (Route 108, Slippery Rock) to Exit 166 (Route 6N, Edinboro/Albion).
Restrictions are communicated via variable message boards, the 511PA traveler information website at www.511PA.com and smartphone apps. Motorists can also sign up for alerts on the website.
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 1,000 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.
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