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    PennDOT Reduces Speed Limit to 55 mph on I-80 in Clarion and Jefferson Counties

    January 28, 2025

    Indiana, PA – PennDOT is temporarily reducing the speed limit to 55 mph on I-80 Eastbound and Westbound. The 55 mph restriction is in effect between the Exit 45:  PA 478 St. Petersburg/ Emlenton in Clarion County to Exit 133: PA 53 Kylertown/Philipsburg in Clearfield County.

    While avoiding or delaying unnecessary travel during winter storms is the safest choice, PennDOT advises motorists to use caution, slow down, pay attention on area roadways, especially during snow squalls or low-visibility conditions that may occur.

    Although PennDOT crews have been treating roadways, the department’s primary goal is to keep roads passable, not completely free of ice and snow. PennDOT will continue to treat roadways.

    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.

    The department also asks motorists to allow plenty of space when driving near plow trucks. Also, for their own safety and the safety of plow operators, motorists should never attempt to pass a truck while it is plowing or spreading winter materials.

    More information about how to prepare for any type of emergency, including free downloadable checklists of items to keep in your home, car, and at work, and specific information for people with access and functional needs or pets, is available on the Ready PA webpage.

    For more winter driving tips and information on how PennDOT treats winter storms, visit www.PennDOT.pa.gov/winter.

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

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