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    Route 8 Closure Due to Crash in Butler Township, Butler County

    February 18, 2026

    Indiana, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing that Route 8 is closed between Litman Road and McCalmont Road/Vogel Road in Butler Township. The roadway will remain closed until the scene is cleared.

    Drivers should avoid the area due to delays. 

    Drivers can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway 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 free smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.

    Subscribe to PennDOT news in in Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, and Jefferson counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District10.

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    CONTACT: Tina Gibbs at 724-357-2829 or chgibbs@pa.gov.