I-80 Westbound Closure, Wreck Investigation in Clinton County Continues
CLEARFIED, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is alerting drivers to continuing closures and restriction across the north central region, including a closure of a portion of Interstate 80 westbound near Loganton, closed on Wednesday after a mammoth multi-vehicle pile-up that that took multiple lives.
Interstate 80 westbound remains closed from the Interstate 180 interchange in Northumberland County to the 178/Lock Haven interchange in Clinton County due to that multi-vehicle crash in Clinton County where clean-up continued into Thursday morning. (Clinton County Coroner Zach Hanna reported multiple fatalities Wednesday night and said authorities were continuing to respond to the crash site. Rescue personnel had responded from four counties: Clinton, Lycoming, Centre and Union).
Traffic is being detoured at the I-180 interchange and directed to follow Interstate 180 west and Route 220 south. PennDOT does not expect the roadway to re-open until after noon Thursday.
Drivers should remain alert for slowed or stopped traffic along I-80 in this area, as well as slow traffic on the detour route. Please be patient as responders work to get the roadway open and please follow detour signing and directions.
Additionally, motorists may encounter:
• Closure or restriction eastbound and westbound near the 120/Woodland interchange of I-80 in Clearfield County
• Short term closures/restrictions along traffic Routes 219, 322, and 120 in the region
• Short term closures/restrictions on local roads in the region
Speed reduction to 45 miles per hour remains in place on I-80 in Clearfield, Centre, and Clinton counties. Speeds have returned to normal on I-99 in Centre County. Previously announced vehicle restrictions on I-80 also remain in place.
PennDOT expects conditions to improve as the day goes on.
PennDOT reminds the public that motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
