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Contact:	Kay Jenkins Rew PA Turnpike Public Information 610-292-3788 email: krew@paturnpike.com	Charles Metzger PennDOT Community Relations 610-205-6801 email: emetzger@state.pa.us	August 30, 2004
TRAVEL ADVISORY PA TURNPIKE ANNOUNCES A THREE-HOUR ROAD CLOSURE BETWEEN VALLEY FORGE AND DOWNINGTOWN WHILE STEEL IS SET IN PLACE ON PennDOT’S ROUTE 113 BRIDGE
Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Turnpike advises motorists that on Saturday, September 11 and Sunday, September 12, PennDot will erect steel girders on its new Route 113 bridge that crosses over the Turnpike, located in Uwchlan Township. There will be single right lane closures on the Turnpike both eastbound and westbound in the vicinity of milepost 312 at the Downingtown Interchange on September 11 and 12 from 8 p.m. (Saturday) to 1 a.m. (Sunday) and between 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. (Sunday). PLAN X (closing of the roadway) will be enforced from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. between the Valley Forge (exit #326) and Downingtown (exit #312) Interchanges. To ensure the safety of Turnpike customers, motorist traveling through this area must exit the Turnpike while the steel is set in place. Everyone exiting at the Valley Forge and Downingtown Interchanges will be offered detour direction cards with the following information: WESTBOUND TRAFFIC EXITING AT THE VALLEY FORGE INTERCHANGE should take Route 202-south to Route 30-west, then to Route 100-north and re-enter the Turnpike system westbound-only, at the Downingtown Interchange. EASTBOUND TRAFFIC EXITING AT THE DOWNINGTOWN INTERCHANGE should take Route 100 south, to Route 30-east to Route 202-north and re-enter the Turnpike system eastbound only, at the Valley Forge Interchange. Both the PA Turnpike and PennDot will display variable message signs along the Turnpike as well as in the areas approaching the Valley Forge and Downingtown Interchanges so motorists will have the option of choosing another route during these hours of construction. We apologize for any inconvenience to Turnpike customers. As always, motorists are urged to slow down and use extra caution when approaching areas of construction – increased penalties can occur in active construction zones.
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