Kathy Liebler
                        Director of Public Information


    C   O   M   M   I   S   S   I   O   N                N   E   W   S             R   E   L   E   A   S   E

    Contact: Christina M. Hampton, (610) 292-3785                        March 24, 1998

ATTENTION RADIO STATIONS:
VOICE ACTUALITIES RELATIVE TO THIS TRAFFIC
ADVISORY ARE AVAILABLE. PLEASE CALL TIBS,
THE TURNPIKE'S INFORMATION BROADCAST SERVICE
AT 1-800-563-5425.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY
TRAFFIC STOPPAGE AT THE LEHIGH VALLEY INTERCHANGE

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is advising motorists that on Monday, March 30 traffic entering and exiting the Lehigh Valley Interchange via Route 22 (East and West) and entering from Tilghman Street will be stopped for one fifteen minute interval between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Contractors will be pulling temporary electrical cable across the Interchange as part of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Interchange.

MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE AWARE OF THE
SIGNING AND THE CHANGING TRAFFIC PATTERNS.

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