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:   Kay Jenkins Rew,  (610) 279-1645 

Attention radio stations:
Voice actualities related to this advisory
are available. Please call TIBS, the Turnpike's
Information Broadcast Service at 1-800-563-5425.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY:
SINGLE LANE PATTERNS NEAR THE VALLEY FORGE INTERCHANGE

Philadelphia, PA -- The Pennsylvania Turnpike is advising motorists that beginning Sunday, December 6, through Friday, December 11 from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., there will be single lane patterns both east and westbound approximately one mile east of the Valley Forge Interchange (Exit #24) due to work on the Allendale Road Bridge. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR CHANGING TRAFFIC PATTERNS.

SmarTraveler provides up-to-the minute traffic and transit reports weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Construction and special event information is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Whether by phone or internet, SmarTraveler gives customers up-to-the minute traffic conditions and expected travel times and speeds on 40 major highway segments in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware; updates on SEPTA and New Jersey transit lines; and information on regional special events and construction projects. Phone (215) 567-5678. Dial #211 from any cellular phone (FREE call on Comcast-Metrophone & Sprint PCS), or contact SmarTravler on the internet at http://www.smartraveler.com.

 P.O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676         Phone: (717) 939-9551         Fax: (717) 986-9649