A lengthy detour awaits turnpike travelers headed from New Stanton to Breezewood this weekend.
The Trib reports that an 86-mile stretch of the turnpike will close for work at 11 PM Saturday. Turnpike work crews will remove a damaged trailer from a truck that crashed in a construction zone in Somerset County on Jan. 11. The trailer has been stored behind construction barriers since the accident.
Crews also will be repairing the highway in both travel lanes at mile marker 130 in Bedford County, which was damaged in a separate incident.
A detour in excess of 100 miles is being suggested for motorists who must exit at the New Stanton interchange.
The road is expected to reopen at 6 AM Sunday. This will affect eastbound traffic only. Westbound traffic will not have a detour.
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