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

July 8, 1999

 

TRAVEL ADVISORY:
SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC PATTERNS BETWEEN
THE PHILADELPHIA AND WILLOW GROVE INTERCHANGES

Philadelphia, PA -- The Pennsylvania Turnpike is advising motorists that beginning Monday, July 12 through the end of October, between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. daily, there will be single lane traffic patterns between the Willow Grove (Exit #27) and Philadelphia (Exit #28) Interchanges with access to only one lane after 10 p.m. Three bridges (at mileposts 349.6, 348.3 and 344.5) that CROSS OVER the Turnpike are being repainted. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING THE SINGLE LANE 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. 

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