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Speed Limits Restored on Some Interstates in Northeastern PA

01/19/2024

Dunmore, PA – PennDOT has lifted the 45 MPH speed limit and commercial vehicle restrictions on some interstates in PennDOT Engineering District 4 in Northeast Pennsylvania including:

  • Interstate 80 in Luzerne County; and
  • Interstate 81, south of Interstate 80 in Luzerne County.

The 45 MPH speed limit and commercial vehicles in the right lane only remain in effect as follows:

  • Interstate 81 north of the Interstate 80 junction in Luzerne County to the New York state line;
  • Interstate 84 in Lackawanna, Pike, and Wayne counties; and
  • Interstate 380 in Lackawanna and Wayne counties.

PennDOT is continuing to treat roadways in the area and will continue until the 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 Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District4.

Information about infrastructure in District 4, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D4Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov

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