Traffic Advisory

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

Contact: Christina Hampton, (610) 292-3785	April 20, 1999

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: PERIODIC LANE CLOSURES AT MID-COUNTY AND NORRISTOWN INTERCHANGES The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is advising customers in the Philadelphia region over the next several weeks, that periodic lane closures may occur at the Mid-County and Norristown Interchanges for the purpose of installing equipment for electronic toll collection (E-ZPass). Contractors will be cutting into existing concrete and pouring new concrete at the toll collection islands to install conduit and foundations for gantries that will support E-ZPass (electronic toll) signs and antennas. Motorists using the Mid-County (25A) and Norristown (25) Interchanges can expect some lane closures while this work is being done. However, most of the work will take place during off peak traffic hours. 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.


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