Kathy Liebler
                        Director of Public Information

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  Contact:  Kay Jenkins Rew, (610) 279-1645

March 17, 2000

 

TRAVEL ADVISORY:
TRAFFIC SLOWS FOR LINE PAINTING NEAR 
THE VALLEY FORGE INTERCHANGE

Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Turnpike is advising motorists that on Monday, March 20 between 10 a.m. and noon, between mileposts 331 and 332, Pennsylvania State Police Troop T cars will pace both eastbound and westbound traffic (alternately) at a slower speed while yellow lines are painted on the roadway. The work area is located approximately four miles east of the Valley Forge Interchange (Exit #24), within the Schuylkill River Bridge construction project. All lanes will remain open to traffic. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THE AREA SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS.

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