Part of Pennsylvania Turnpike reopens after live power lines down
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Part of Pennsylvania Turnpike reopens after live power lines down
Updated: July 15, 2024 at 10:15 PM ET
Parts of the North Hills region of the Pennsylvania Turnpike reopened Monday evening after a live high-voltage power line fell across all lanes. The Turnpike’s communications team said lanes were closed in both directions between the Cranberry (Exit 28) and Butler Valley (Exit 39) interchanges around 8 p.m. The line fell near mile marker 36, where Route 910 crosses the Turnpike. The line fell around 7:40 p.m. As of 9 p.m., more than 3,000 Duquesne Electric Power Company customers in the area were experiencing power outages, but those customers have since had power restored. Severe thunderstorms ripped through parts of southwestern Pennsylvania on Monday evening, downing trees and power lines in Westmoreland and Indiana counties.
A portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the North Hills area reopened Monday evening after an energized high-voltage power line downed all lanes.
The Turnpike communications team announced that lanes were closed in both directions between the Cranberry (Exit 28) and Butler Valley (Exit 39) interchanges around 8 p.m. The power line was down near the 36 mile marker, where Route 910 crosses the Turnpike.
The power lines were down around 7:40 p.m., and as of 9 p.m., more than 3,000 Duquesne Electric Power Company customers in the area experienced power outages. Those customers have since had power restored.
Severe thunderstorms ripped through parts of southwestern Pennsylvania Monday evening, downing trees and power lines in Westmoreland and Indiana counties.
