Part of I-80 in Centre County to close Thursday night for ‘cleanup efforts’
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- PennDOT will close 3 miles of I-80 eastbound on Thursday from 7 to 11 p.m.
- Closure supports cleanup of a tractor trailer crash near Bellefonte and Milesburg.
- Detour directs traffic through Route 150 and Route 64 via the designated brown route.
A 3-mile stretch of Interstate-80 eastbound will temporarily close for about four hours Thursday night so PennDOT can complete “cleanup efforts” in Centre County after a commercial vehicle crash earlier in the morning.
According to PennDOT, the closure will occur between exits 158/Milesburg and 161/Bellefonte starting at 7 p.m. Cleanup is expected to last until 11 p.m., although PennDOT said it would open sooner if progress allows.
Based on public emergency services information, a tractor-trailer went over an embankment and into a ditch just before 5 a.m. Thursday. The extent of any injuries was not immediately known.
While that section of I-80 east is closed, drivers will be directed to exit I-80 at Milesburg, follow Route 150 northbound to Route 64 at Mill Hall, and then take Route 64 southbound back to I-80 at the 173/Lamar exit. This detour is known as the “brown” detour, and PennDOT will have signage posted along the route.
PennDOT’s “regional traffic management center is supporting this operation by populating the information into 511PA and activating its variable message boards along the interstate and the detour route,” a news release noted.
For more information, PennDOT encourages residents to check conditions on that roadway and more than 40,000 others by visiting 511PA.com or following @511PAStateColl on Twitter.
