Portion of Pennsylvania Turnpike scheduled to close overnight

NEW STANTON, Pa. — A portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is scheduled to close in both directions starting Saturday night.

The closure will be between the New Stanton Exit 75 and Breezewood Exit 161 and will begin at 11 p.m. Saturday and last until around 6 a.m. Sunday, weather permitting.

During those seven hours, crews will be removing the original bridge that carried traffic on North Center Avenue over the turnpike at milepost 110 in Somerset. Drivers are currently using a temporary bridge until a permanent bridge is built.

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Here are the recommended detours for motorists:

Eastbound traffic will be exiting the Turnpike at the New Stanton Interchange and be given this suggested detour:

• U.S. Route 119 North (.02 miles) to PA Turnpike Route 66 North (14.2 miles) to U.S. Route 22 East (63.7 miles) to I-99 South (30.4 miles) to U.S. Route 30 East (18.3 miles). Traffic will reenter the PA Turnpike at the Breezewood Interchange.

Westbound traffic will be exiting the Turnpike at the Breezewood Interchange and be given this suggested detour:

• U.S. Route 30 West (18.7 miles) to I-99 North (30.1 miles) to U.S. Route 22 West (64.5 miles) to PA Turnpike 66 South (13.9). Re-enter the PA Turnpike at the New Stanton Interchange.
  

RELATED RESOURCES: 
 To report an accident or other emergencies on the PA Turnpike, dial *11 via a mobile phone. To learn more about PA Turnpike conditions or to contact us, use one of these resources:
 
ON THE PA TURNPIKE

• Variable & Digital Message Signs — nearly 100 signs along the Turnpike
• Highway Advisory Radio — 1640 AM (tune-in near interchanges)

BY PHONE

• Turnpike Roadway Information Program (toll-free) — 866-976-TRIP (8747)
• Customer Assistance Center (toll-free) — 800-331-3414

ON THE WEB

• TRIPTalk — free, travel-alert smartphone app; download at https://www.paturnpike.com/travel/trip_talk.aspx
• Travel Conditions Map — live, interactive conditions map; view at https://www.paturnpike.com/webmap
• Waze  — a crowd-sourced navigation app that provides real-time traffic conditions with input from other drivers; download at https://www.waze.com.

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