Traffic Advisory: Single-lane Patterns between Interchange #26 and #27

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Contact: Kay Jenkins Rew, (610) 279-1645	July 8, 1999
TRAVEL ADVISORY: SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC PATTERNS BETWEEN THE WILLOW GROVE AND FORT WASHINGTON INTERCHANGES Philadelphia, PA -- The Pennsylvania Turnpike is advising motorists that beginning Monday, July 12 through Wednesday, September 1 between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., there will be single lane patterns east and westbound between the Fort Washington (Exit # 26) and Willow Grove (Exit #27) Interchanges due to roadway resurfacing. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NORMALLY SIX LANES IN THIS AREA, MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT EAST AND WESTBOUND TRAFFIC WILL BE REDUCED TO TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION AFTER 8 P.M. AND TO ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION AFTER 10 P.M. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING THE CONSTRUCTION AREA AND TO REMAIN ALERT TO NEW 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.

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