NewsPublished: Dec. 17, 2025, 3:08 p.m.
Workers will replace damaged concrete median barriers on Thursday morning, Dec. 18, on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Milepost 298 near the Morgantown Interchange. Drivers should expect slow-moving or stopped traffic at that time. (File photo)Sarah Cassi | For lehighvalleylive.com
Drivers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will encounter a delay Thursday morning while workers replace a barrier.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said there will be left lane closures to replace a concrete median barrier that was damaged in a crash around Milepost 298, near the Morgantown Interchange in Berks County.
The work will be done from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18. Drivers should expect slow-moving and stopped traffic in both directions.
The speed limit will be reduced to 55 mph during that time.
To report incidents or emergencies on the Turnpike, dial *11 on a mobile phone. To check conditions 24 hours a day, go to 511PA.com.
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