​Due to facility renovations, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has closed the Interstate 90 eastbound rest stop near the Ohio border in Erie County.

The closure is needed so work can be done to upgrade the sewage treatment plant, update the well, and construct ADA complaint bathrooms, a new shed and an air filling station.

The rest stop is expected to remain closed until January 2025.

As needed, travelers can use the rest stop facilities on Interstate 79 northbound and southbound just across the Erie County line in Crawford County. The I-90 rest stop for westbound traffic near the New York border remains open.

Work also continues at the Pennsylvania Welcome Center on Interstate 80 eastbound in Mercer County, which closed earlier this fall. Renovations there include connecting to the public water and sewer system, new ADA complaint bathrooms, and a new roof, shed and air filling station. In the welcome center, new tile and cabinets will be installed.

That facility is also expected to reopen in January 2025.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways 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.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District1.

Information about infrastructure in District 1, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D1Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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