Two PA Turnpike Stretches Reopen in Western PA

Westbound detour lifted at Breezewood; eastbound detour lifted at Beaver Valley.

HARRISBURG, PA (02/06/2010)(readMedia)--

The two Pennsylvania Turnpike closures implemented earlier today in western Pennsylvania have both been lifted as of 7:20 p.m. The detours were in place to route travelers around two separate Turnpike incident scenes.

Westbound Turnpike traffic had been diverted off at the Breezewood Exit #161, because of an ongoing operation to assist multiple stranded motorists near Somerset Exit #110. Eastbound traffic had been diverted off at the Beaver Valley Exit #13 due to an accident involving two tractor-trailer trucks.

For more information on conditions, visit www.paturnpike.com or call the Turnpike's travel advisory hotline at 1-866-976-8747.