Uniontown, PA—Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 12 is advising motorists that Interstate 70 westbound is currently closed between Exit 11 (Route 221/Taylorstown) and Exit 6 (Route 231/Claysville) due to a tractor-trailer rollover at mile marker 8.5 in Buffalo Township, Washington County.
A detour is in place using Route 40 between Exit 11 (Route 221/Taylorstown) and Exit 6 (Route 231/Claysville).
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, 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 following regional X alerts.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District12.
Information about infrastructure in District 12, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D12Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Laina Aquiline, laquiline@pa.gov or 724-415-3748
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