I-80 westbound closed from DuBois-97 to Hazen-81 for next several hours

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Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is alerting motorists that I-80 westbound is closed between the 97/DuBois-Brockway exit in Clearfield County and the 81/Hazen exit in Jefferson County. The closure is due to a commercial vehicle crash and is expected to be in effect for several hours.

Traffic is being directed off the Interstate at exit 97 and will follow a detour using Route 219 North into Brockway and Route 28 South through Hazen and into Brookville before reconnecting with I-80 at the 81 interchange. PennDOT will issue an update when the closure has been lifted.

PennDOT thanks drivers for their patience during this closure and reminds motorists to use caution during winter weather and drive according to road and weather conditions.

To help make decisions regarding winter travel, motorists are encouraged to “Know Before You Go” by checking 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 950 traffic cameras. Users can also see plow truck statuses and travel alerts along a specific route using the “Check My Route” tool.

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.

PennDOT reminds motorists to pack an emergency kit for their vehicles. A basic kit should include non-perishable food, water, blanket, small shovel and warm clothes. When preparing an emergency kit, motorists should consider special needs of passengers such as baby food, pet supplies or medications and pack accordingly.

PennDOT has created a Winter Safety media center, including social-media-sized graphics highlighting winter driving preparations and operations at www.penndot.gov in the “Media Center” under the “About Us” footer.

For more winter driving tips and information on how PennDOT treats winter storms, visit www.PennDOT.gov/winter.

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