Traffic Advisory - Periodic Lane Closures at Exit 26 and Exit 27

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Contact: Christina Hampton, (610) 292-3785	May 24, 1999
TRAVEL ADVISORY: PERIODIC LANE CLOSURES AT FORT WASHINGTON (EXIT 26) AND WILLOW GROVE (EXIT 27) 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 Ft. Washington (Exit 26) and Willow Grove (Exit 27) 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 Ft. Washington (Exit 26) and Willow Grove (Exit 27) Interchanges can expect delays resulting from lane closures while this work is being done. There will be no construction over the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend. 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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