Traffic & Transit
Nearby Turnpike Exits To Close This Weekend
The interchange will be shut down during overnight hours so workers can do routine maintenance on toll equipment there.
BENSALEM, PA — A set of turnpike exits in nearby Chester County will be closed overnight this weekend for routine maintenance, transportation officials announced Thursday.
Eastbound and westbound ramps of Exit 320, the State Route 29 EZ Pass-Only interchange, will be closed from midnight to 8 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14, for routine maintenance, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced.
The work is being done on the overhead EZ Pass scanners and underground tolling equipment.
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During the closure, drivers wanting to exit in the area should use the nearest available exit on I-76, depending on your direction of travel, turnpike officials said. That will be either the Downington interchange, Exit 312, or the Valley Forge Interchange, Exit 326.
Motorists will still be able to enter the turnpike at the State Route 29 interchange via Morehall Road or Atwater Driver. Work schedules are subject to change based on this weekend's weather, the turnpike commission said.
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