PennDot Gives All Clear After Auto Accident Shuts Down Eastbound I-76
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Officials with PennDot have given the all clear after an auto accident in Montgomery County forces a shut down of I-76 eastbound.
It happened at approximately 9 p.m. Sunday night along eastbound I-76 at mile marker 338.6 near Belmont Avenue in Lower Merion.
ACCIDENT: ALL LANES CLOSED on the Schuylkill Expwy WB just after Belmont, stay tuned - crews are on scene @KYWNewsradio pic.twitter.com/J9BkS3rfw2
— Traffic on the Twos (@KYWRadioTraffic) January 29, 2018
Pennsylvania State Police say one person was injured.
There is no word on the extent of the victim's injuries at this time.
This crash had forced a closure between Exit 338: Green Lane/Belmont Avenue and Exit 340A: Lincoln Drive/Kelly Drive.
SCHUYLKILL EXPWY EB UPDATE: CLOSED AT BELMONT, Traffic which was backed up has been turned around and forced to exit the Schuylkill, and all lanes remain CLOSED just after the Belmont Exit Eastbound. Plan an alternate route.@KYWNewsradio
— Traffic on the Twos (@KYWRadioTraffic) January 29, 2018
PennDot says the all clear has been given and all lanes are now reopened.