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Joe Agnello (724) 755-5262, (724) 755-5142 fax |
December 16, 2002 |
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Traffic
on Interstate 76 in the Cranberry area will be limited to one lane each
direction at times this week so that crews can place barriers and pave tie
ins to temporary travel lanes that will be utilized near the mainline toll
facility being built at the site of the former Butler Service Plaza. This
work had been scheduled to begin the week of December 2-6 but was delayed
because of weather conditions. The single-lane restrictions will be in
effect during off-peak hours for eastbound motorists. Restrictions for
westbound traffic may be in effect for part of the late-afternoon peaks on
weekdays, except for Friday. Generally, restrictions will be in effect
during daylight hours only. Restrictions
will be kept to a minimum but motorists should anticipate delays in
traversing the area between Milepost 28 and Milepost 32. A
new mainline toll plaza that will become the western end of the
Turnpike’s traditional ticket system is under construction at Milepost
31 at the border of Marshall and Pine Townships in Allegheny County.
Mosites Construction is the general contractor for the $23.1 million
project. The
new mainline toll facility is scheduled to open in May 2003. It will have
eight collection lanes for westbound traffic and five ticket dispensing
lanes for eastbound traffic as well as two westbound lanes and two
eastbound lanes in the open middle that eventually will offer electronic
fare collection (E-ZPass) at highway speed. Internet browsers can visit the project website from the www.paturnpike.com homepage. Click on the Construction/Expansion box on the left side of the homepage and then click on Warrendale Construction on the Pennsylvania map. The project website includes still photos, updated every minute, showing current traffic conditions on Interstate 76. |
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P.O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676 Phone: (717) 939-9551 Fax: (717) 986-9649 |
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