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Turnpike Closed Six Hours Sunday for Bridge Beam Removal
A 13-mile stretch of I-476 will be closed in both directions between Lansdale and Quakertown, due to removal of bridge beams on the Fretz Road overpass in Lower Salford.
Due to the removal of steel beams from the bridge that carries Fretz Road over the Northeastern Extension in Lower Salford, 13 miles of I-476 will be closed in both directions Sunday, beginning at 12:01 a.m.
According to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the 13-mile stretch is between Lansdale Exit 31 and Quakertown Exit 44.
At 12:01 a.m., southbound Northeastern Extension traffic will be detoured at Quakertown and northbound at Lansdale.
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Motorists that are headed north from Mid-County or east/west will be directed to exit at Lansdale.
Traffic will reopen by 6 a.m. Sunday on the Northeastern Extension, according to the PTC.
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The turnpike will close the right lane in both directions at 7 p.m. Saturday between mileposts A31 and A33.
The speed limit will remain 40 mph on the Northeastern Extension until 6 a.m. Sunday.
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