SOUTH WHITEHALL, TWP, Pa - Part of Interstate 476 will be closed in both directions early Sunday for the removal of an overhead bridge beam, according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC).
According to the press release, the road will be closed from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday between the Quakertown (Exit 44) and Lehigh Valley (Exit 56) interchanges.
The PTC advises the following detours:
NORTHBOUND: "Exit at the Quakertown Interchange, Exit 44. Take State Route 663 north to State Route 309 north to Interstate 78 west, then to State Route 309 north. Follow to U.S. Route 22 west or Tilghman Street west. Re-enter the PA Turnpike at the Lehigh Valley Interchange, Exit 56."
SOUTHBOUND: "Exit at the Lehigh Valley Interchange, Exit 56. Take U.S. Route 22 east to State Route 309 south to Interstate 78 east. Then follow to State Route 309 south to State Route 663 south. Re-enter the PA Turnpike at the Quakertown Interchange, Exit 44