Jun 3, 2021 Turnpike Service Plazas To Briefly Close For Upgrades
(Middletown, PA) Officials with the P-A Turnpike say they will start closing service plazas each night for an hour for upgrades. The plazas are getting a system that will help truckers finding parking, which can be in short supply because so many are on the roads. The closures will happen between midnight and four A-M now through the morning of June 11th.
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Updated: 6:08 AM EST Feb 18, 2021 In response to Thursday s winter weather, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission are planning to implement travel restrictions on trucks and other vehicles on certain roadways.Additional speed and vehicle restrictions on these and other interstates could be added depending on changing conditions.Effective at 1 a.m. Thursday, vehicle restrictions are planned for the following roadways at Tier 1 of the commonwealth’s weather event vehicle restriction plan:Interstate 70 from the Maryland border to the PA Turnpike.PA Turnpike I-76 (Mainline) in both directions from Cranberry (Exit 161) to Valley Forge (Exit 326).PA Turnpike 66 (Greensburg Bypass) from Route 119/Interstate 70 to Route 22/Blairsville.Interstate 81 from the Maryland border to Interstate 78.The entire length of Interstate 83.The entire length of Interstate 99.The entire length of Interstate 283.Effective at 4 a.m. Thursda
are closing and flights are being grounded in anticipation of that same storm. it is the first of three this week. accuweather meteorologist jim dickey has the very latest. good morning, jim. good morning, john and marci. after a fairly warm weekend across much of the north and east, probably people feeling or at least thinking about spring. unfortunately, here comes more snowfall. storm system spreading out of the tennessee valley, ohio valley, moving north and eastward here. in some cases this will bring some heavy snow. expecting disruptive snowfall from central new jersey to the mason-dixon line in through west virginia, lasts throughout the day into the evening. especially heavy in on the pa turnpike, pennsylvania area. however snow back into west virginia. 6 to 12 inches likely here from this storm. this is just the start of what looks to be a snowy week. bringing snow up into new england, third one saturday into sunday. john and marci, back to you. jim, thank you. super
face some airline delays. flights are already delayed or canceled. meteorologist jim dickey has the latest from accuweather. good morning, jim. good morning, john and marci. tracking snowfall this morning. tough to believe as many spots across the northeast and mid-atlantic were in the 50s on sunday but colder air moved in late in the day. now a storm moving in. a mixed bag. all snow into philadelphia. in fact, expecting heavy snowfall. the pa turnpike into philadelphia area will be an absolute mess. expect delays and potential for accidents there. 6 to 12 inches of snow in southern pa, back into west virginia through the day. john and marci, back to you. jim dickey at accuweather, thank you for that. for a look at the rest of the nation s weather. we ll have isolated bands of showers that will hit atlanta and dallas as well as south florida. otherwise, the south and midwest will be dry. snow across the rockies in the west coast. there will be showers for seattle and los angele