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Contact:

Carl DeFebo
Manager, Media & Public Relations
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Desk (717) 920-7176


March 16, 2009

TRAFFIC ADVISORY

EB/WB PA TURNPIKE ROAD WORK CONTINUES MARCH 16TH IN THE VICINITY OF THE VALLEY FORGE ROAD BRIDGE (RT 252) THAT CROSSES I-76 AT MILEPOST 324

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is advising motorists traveling eastbound and westbound on I-76, to be prepared for single lane closures between the Valley Forge (Exit #326) and Downingtown (Exit #312) Interchanges, Monday, March 16, through Thursday morning, March 19, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. The general contractor, Allan A. Myers, LLC, will be setting up intermittent single lane traffic patterns in preparation for the demolition of the Valley Forge Road (Route 252) Bridge scheduled for 12:01 a.m. Sunday morning, March 22 (weather permitting).

Construction crews will be working behind the temporary barrier recently placed under the bridge that crosses over the Turnpike at milepost 324.3. The barrier will remain in place until the new bridge is constructed in November. The contractor’s schedule is dependent on the weather.

Motorists are urged to stay alert for slow moving construction vehicles, stopped traffic, and lane closures. Posted speed limits will be enforced and fines doubled.

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