PennDOT Urges Motorists to Exercise Continued Caution

All Interstates Now Passable; Attention Now Focused on Secondary Roads

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PennDOT crews worked overnight plowing and treating interstates and other major roads. PennDOT is advising motorists to drive with extreme caution as blowing and drifting will continue to create challenging road conditions. Some roads may remain snow- covered.

PennDOT crews will balance clearing drifting snow on interstate highways and restoring snow-free travel to secondary roads, which for the most part remain snow-covered. PennDOT warns motorists to travel with extreme caution since high winds will continue to drift snow back onto roads. Also, roads are not completely free of snow and ice, but are passable and motorists should drive according to conditions.

Speeds were reduced last night on all roads because PennDOT and the state police reported that many motorists were traveling at high speeds regardless of road and weather conditions, which lead to numerous crashes.

Callers can call PennDOT's Interstate Road Condition Hotline at 1-888-783-6783 or 717-783-5186 for out-of-state callers for interstate conditions.

(717) 439-1787 (cell)