{"id":73162,"date":"2025-12-29T22:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T22:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/73162\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T22:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T22:54:08","slug":"update-multi-vehicle-pileup-closes-interstate-80-eastbound-near-new-bethlehem-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/73162\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Multi-Vehicle Pileup Closes Interstate 80 Eastbound Near New Bethlehem Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Traffic is backed up near exit 64 on Interstate 80 eastbound, after a multi-vehicle crash caused a road closure. Photo by Dave Cyphert of <a href=\"https:\/\/propointmedia.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ProPoint Media Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CLARION, Pa. (EYT) \u2014 A multi-vehicle crash and subsequent weather-related hazards have forced changes to traffic patterns on Interstate 80 eastbound, with officials now estimating the roadway will remain closed until at least 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The crash, which occurred between mile markers 69 and 70 in Clarion Township, was reported at approximately 12:52 p.m. Monday. Tpr. Allison Swanchak of the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) in Clarion is leading the investigation into the pileup.<\/p>\n<p>Interstate 80 is closed between exit 60 (Route 66 North \u2013 Shippenville) and exit 78 (Brookville), according to PennDOT\u2019s Tina Gibbs. <\/p>\n<p>According to PSP, the crash involved multiple vehicles. While earlier reports indicated injuries, police stated Monday afternoon that the extent of injuries remains unknown.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation is ongoing with assistance from multiple agencies, fire departments, and towing services.<\/p>\n<p>PennDOT has announced a critical change to the detour route due to a downed tree on Route 66, approximately 1.5 miles north of New Bethlehem. The original detour is no longer viable.<\/p>\n<p>Motorists traveling eastbound must now exit at Exit 60. Drivers should take Route 66 North to Route 322 East and merge back onto I-80 at Exit 70 in Strattanville.<\/p>\n<p>State police warned drivers to slow down due to snow accumulation on the roadway and to be alert for sudden snow squalls in high-traffic areas.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact PSP-Clarion at 814-227-1710.<\/p>\n<p>Road conditions are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/511PA.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">511PA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Traffic is backed up near exit 64 on Interstate 80 eastbound, after a multi-vehicle crash caused a road&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73163,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":{"0":"post-73162","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bethlehem","8":"tag-bethlehem","9":"tag-bethlehem-headlines","10":"tag-bethlehem-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}