The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has lifted all vehicle and speed limit restrictions that were in place on interstates across the east central PennDOT District 5 region that includes Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties during the latest winter storm.
Due to the winter storm impacting the region, vehicle restrictions were implemented and speed limits were reduced yesterday to 45 mph on many interstates and several other routes in east central PA. All vehicle restrictions have been lifted and speeds restored to their usual posted limits.
PennDOT is continuing to treat roadways in the area and will continue until roads are clear.
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.
For more winter driving tips and information on how PennDOT treats winter storms, visit www.PennDOT.pa.gov.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Berks, Carbon. Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District5.
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