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Events that are currently impacting PA Turnpike travel are listed below. These include active crashes, construction, and other isolated occurrences. For information about other travel impacts, such as reported roadway debris or disabled vehicles, visit 511PA.com .

Critical Incidents

No gas or diesel at South Somerset Service Plaza on I-76 East at milepost 112.3 between Somerset and Bedford.

Incident on I-476 North. All lanes are blocked, expect delays.

Active Travel Advisories

Road work on I-76 East. Shoulders are closed. Trucks and buses use right lane only.

Road work on I-476 South. Shoulders are closed. Trucks and buses left lane only.

Road work on I-476 South. Shoulders are closed.

Road work on I-76 East. Shoulders are closed. Trucks and buses use the left lane only.

Road work on I-276 East. Shoulders are closed.

Road work on I-76 East. Shoulders are closed.

Road work on I-476 North. The right shoulder is closed.

Road work on I-476 South. The right shoulder is closed.

Roadwork on Ramp from PA 115 to I-476 S.

Road work on I-76 West. Shoulders are closed. Trucks and buses use right lane only.

Road work on I-76 West. Shoulders are closed. Trucks and buses use the left lane only.

Waterworks Road has been permanently closed. PA Turnpike Entrance only.

Road work on I-76 West. Shoulders are closed.

Road work on I-76 West. Shoulders are closed. Trucks and buses use left lane only.

Road work on I-276 West. Shoulders are closed. Trucks and buses use the right lane only.

Road work on I-476 North. Shoulders are closed.

Road work on I-276 East. The right shoulder is closed.

Road work on I-76 West. The right shoulder is closed.

Road work on I-76 West. Shoulders are closed. Be prepared for lane shift.

Road work on I-76 East. Shoulders are closed. Trucks and buses use left lane only.

Road work on I-76 West. The right lane is closed.

Road work on I-76 East. The right lane is closed.

Road work on I-76 East. The left lane is closed.

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Anticipated Lane Closures Due to Construction Projects

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Travel restrictions in New Jersey, Pennsylvania due to winter storm

Parts of NJ and Pa. could see more than a foot of snow

NEW YORK CITY (WPVI) -- Officials in New Jersey and Pennsylvania have issued some travel restrictions due to the winter storm.

NEW JERSEY RESTRICTIONS

Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti has issued a commercial vehicle travel restriction on multiple Interstate highways in New Jersey based on the forecast for heavy snow and strong winds.

The travel restrictions are being coordinated with neighboring states.

Get the latest AccuWeather forecast at 6abc.com/Weather

In addition to the commercial restrictions, all motorists are strongly encouraged to stay off the roads, particularly Sunday night and Monday. The safest place to be is at home.

The commercial vehicle travel restriction that began at noon on Sunday will be in place for the length of the following highways in both directions:

I-76, from the Walt Whitman Bridge (Pennsylvania border) to NJ Route 42

I-78, from the Pennsylvania border to I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike)

I-80, from the Pennsylvania border to I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike)

I-195, from I-295 to NJ Route 138

I-280, from I-80 to I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike)

I-287, from NJ Route 440 to the New York State border

I-295, from the Delaware Memorial Bridge to the Scudders Falls Bridge (Pennsylvania border)

I-676, from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Pennsylvania border) to I-76

NJ Route 440, from the Outerbridge Crossing to I-287

The commercial vehicle travel restriction applies to:

All tractor-trailers (exceptions as listed in the Administrative Order)

Empty straight CDL-weighted trucks

Passenger vehicles pulling trailers

Recreational vehicles

Motorcycles

This restriction DOES NOT apply to:

The New Jersey Turnpike

The Garden State Parkway

The Atlantic City Expressway

Public safety vehicles, sworn and civilian public safety personnel; as well as other personnel directly supporting healthcare facilities or critical infrastructure such as providing fuel or food. For a complete list of operations or personnel that are exempt from the travel ban, see the Administrative Order.

Why the I-95 Corridor can be the dividing line between snow & rain

Trucks that are already in New Jersey when the travel restrictions go into place are encouraged to pull off in truck stops to wait out the storm - DO NOT PARK ON SHOULDERS.

New Jersey has activated more than 3,000 plows and salt spreaders ready to clear state highways.

Residents and motorists should avoid driving unless you are an essential employee needed for emergency response. If you do not have to be on the roads during the storm, stay home. If you must drive, do so carefully and plan your trips accordingly, road conditions can change in an instant.

Snow emergencies and closings throughout the Philadelphia region

If you see crews on the roads, please stay back and do not pass them. They are clearing the roadways for your safety. If you have to drive, NJDOT advises motorists to:

Leave early and allow extra time

Make sure your vehicle is fully fueled

SLOW DOWN, and obey posted speed limits

Leave a safe following distance between vehicles

Use caution on bridges and ramps

Always STAY CLEAR of plowing and spreading trucks. If they are behind you, let them pass

DO NOT pass between trucks that are in a plow formation

If you are driving and road conditions deteriorate, PULL OFF somewhere safe and wait it out

Be patient and use caution

Keep an emergency kit in your car with a cell phone charger, water, snacks and other items. See the NJ Office of Emergency Managements web site for more information.

Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT's traffic information website www.511nj.org for real-time travel information.

PENNSYLVANIA RESTRICTIONS

In response to winter weather conditions throughout Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will implement Tier 1 of the commonwealth's weather event vehicle restriction plan on all interstates in the Philadelphia Region at 2:00 PM. This includes the following roadways: I-76, I-95, I-295, I-476 and I-676.

Under Tier 1 restrictions, the following vehicles are not permitted on affected roadways:

- Tractors without trailers

- Tractors towing unloaded or lightly loaded enclosed trailers, open trailers or tank trailers

- Tractors towing unloaded or lightly loaded tandem trailers

- Enclosed cargo delivery trucks that meet the definition of a CMV

- Passenger vehicles (cars, SUV's, pickup trucks, etc.) towing trailers

- Recreational vehicles/motorhomes

- School buses, commercial buses and motor coaches not carrying chains or Alternate Traction Devices (ATD's)

- Motorcycles

A 45-mph speed restriction remains in effect on the interstates mentioned above as well as the following major roads:

U.S. Routes 1, 30, 202, 422; and

State Routes 63, 100 Spur and 309.

The vehicle and speed restrictions will remain in place until conditions warrant their removal.

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Pennsylvania and New York to enforce big rig bans and restrictions due to Winter Storm Bobby

Transportation officials in Pennsylvania and New York have joined Connecticut and New Jersey in placing travel restrictions on commercial vehicles ahead of a winter storm.

Pennsylvania Truck Travel Ban

Starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, January 28, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will implement Tier 4 Vehicle Restrictions (meaning NO commercial vehicles permitted) on the following roadways:

• I-80 from I-380 to the New Jersey state line
• I-78 from I-476 to the New Jersey state line

Also starting at 5 p.m., Tier 3 Vehicle restrictions (meaning NO commercial vehicles are permitted EXCEPT loaded single trailers with chains or approved Alternate Traction Devices) will be put into place on the following roadway:

• I-295 from I-95 to the New Jersey state line

Starting at 8 p.m., Tier 3 Vehicle restrictions (meaning NO commercial vehicles are permitted EXCEPT loaded single trailers with chains or approved Alternate Traction Devices) will be applied to the following roadways:

• I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) from the New Jersey state line to PA Turnpike
• I-95 from the Delaware state line to New Jersey state line
• I-276 full length
• I-476 from I-95 to I-78
• I-676 full length

New York Truck Travel Restrictions

New York State Department of Transportation officials say that they plan to issue an advisory speed of 45 miles per hour on the Long Island Expressway and parkways this evening, and restrict trucks to the right lane only on the Long Island Expressway. 

Connecticut and New Jersey Truck Travel Ban Info

In a Friday news conference, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said that starting at 6 a.m. on Saturday, a tractor travel ban would be in place due to a major nor’easter dubbed “Winter Storm Bobby” expected to hit the New England coast late Friday and into Saturday.

“As of 6 a.m. tomorrow morning, no tractor trailers on the roads, period. Get them off the roads. That’s going to be true in Connecticut, that’s true of our neighboring states, we’re coordinating with them as well,” Lamont said.

New Jersey officials also announced a truck travel ban going into effect on Friday evening. See below for details.

The commercial vehicle travel restriction will begin at 5 p.m., today, Friday, January 28 and will be in place until further notice for the following highways in both directions:

• I-76, entire length from the Walt Whitman Bridge (Pennsylvania border) to Route 42
• I-78, entire length from the Pennsylvania border to I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike)
• I-80, entire length from the Pennsylvania border to I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike)
• I-195, entire length from I-295 to NJ Route 138
• I-280, entire length from I-80 to I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike)
• I-287, entire length from NJ Route 440 to the New York State border
• I-295, entire length from the Delaware Memorial Bridge to the Scudders Falls Bridge (Pennsylvaniaborder)
• I-676, from the Ben Franklin Bridge (Pennsylvania border) to I-76
• NJ Route 440, from the Outerbridge Crossing to I-287

The commercial vehicle travel restriction applies to:

• All  tractor trailers (exceptions as listed in the Administrative Order)
• Empty straight CDL-weighted trucks
• Passenger vehicles pulling trailers
• Recreational vehicles
•  Motorcycles

This restriction does not apply to:

• The New Jersey Turnpike
• The Garden State Parkway
• The Atlantic City Expressway

New Jersey officials are also asking truckers who are already within the state when travel restrictions go in effect to pull off into truck stops and refrain from parking on the shoulder of the roadway.

Other states are expected to announce truck travel restrictions on Friday.

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Trans care restrictions force some families to travel hours, spend hundreds for treatment

More than 20 states have gender-affirming care restrictions.

Misty Stamm was working tirelessly to figure out the details: waking up early, the hourslong drives, booking hotels and finding doctors who could legally administer gender-affirming hormone therapy to her 16-year-old transgender daughter.

Stamm is living in one of the 24 states where legislation is restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender youth, so she and parents like her must make long, expensive trips out of their home states to find the care their children need, according to a new report from the Campaign for Southern Equality Research and Policy Center.

“If we didn't have the care, I don't think she'd be alive,” said Stamm.

Stamm, who lives in Tennessee, drove five hours to get her daughter to a gender clinic in Ohio when her family first started considering care options. She wanted her daughter to be seen by a physician in person.

With new gender-affirming care restrictions set to go into effect soon in Ohio, Stamm and her daughter have since turned to a telehealth provider in Virginia.

However, they still have to drive two hours to Virginia for the online appointment, as to not break Tennessee law, which also bans telehealth providers from providing care and treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapies to a minor located in the state.

Stamm told ABC News that the time, effort and money they’re spending to access care is worth it.

When she came out as transgender at 13, “the mental health issues stopped completely,” said Stamm. “That affirmed to us that this was the right thing.”

Stamm's daughter had been in counseling and therapy since she was in fifth grade, struggling with her mental health and experiencing depression, anxiety and suicidal ideations.

At age 14, Stamm's daughter received puberty blockers to temporarily pause the development of physical sex characteristics. As her daughter grew older, the family and physicians together decided to move forward with hormone therapy. Throughout this process, they said, psychologists and therapists were consulted and were required for approvals.

“There's no talk of surgery or anything like that,” said Stamm. “That's a decision that she can make when she is an adult.”

Meanwhile, her mental health has progressed exponentially – Stamm said her daughter has since been released by her therapist and is only seen occasionally, as needed.

"She's just doing so well, and if we didn't have access -- we have to have it. She has to have it."

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Gas, airfare, lodging and other expenses to cross state lines and access gender-affirming care could cost hundreds to thousands of dollars, the Southern Equality report states.

Stamm says she and her husband have spent likely thousands of dollars in travel costs to get care and are anxiously awaiting the day their daughter turns 18 so she can access care more freely.

The report from Southern Equality Research and Policy Center found that it could take almost 20 hours of driving roundtrip for some families across the South and Midwest to reach a state where trans youth care is legally accessible.

Families with transgender children across southern Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Texas are the hardest hit, according to the report -- they would need to take a more than eight-hour car ride one way to get to a clinic that serves trans youth.

For Jennifer, an Austin, Texas, resident who asked to go by a pseudonym for safety concerns, said the health care bans in her state threw her family into logistical and financial chaos.

Her 15-year-old daughter’s appointments to begin hormone therapy were canceled before the law in Texas even went into effect. When they sought out care in Louisiana, providers also were canceling appointments.

She sought out the help of local advocacy groups to help her family find a provider in Texas' neighbor to the west, New Mexico.

However, the costs continue to mount: “We are in a position that we could afford to buy plane tickets and stay in a hotel for a couple of nights and pay all of the out-of-pocket expenses for the medical care,” said Jennifer. “For a lot of people, that's probably not an option.”

Though telehealth has expanded opportunities for access to care, policies like those in Tennessee restrict these appointments for prescriptions from happening in the state and force some families like the Stamms to cross borders for online appointments.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, who signed the gender-affirming care ban , has defended the bill against legal challenges.

"Tennessee is committed to protecting children from permanent, life-altering decisions," said Lee in a post on social platform X after the Justice Department argued the law violates the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.

Supporters of gender-affirming medical care bans argue that children should wait until they’re older to make these medical decisions, and that there needs to be more research on the impact of these procedures on patients.

In the state’s court filings in opposition to a lawsuit against the ban, the state invokes Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – the decision which overturned Roe v. Wade and ended federal protections for abortion rights.

The state argues that Dobbs allows states “to regulate medical treatments” and that it does not discriminate against transgender people because “not all transgender individuals use puberty blockers, hormones, or surgery.”

“This Court should acknowledge divergent views and hold that the responsibility to choose between them rests with the people acting through their elected representatives,” read the state’s filing.

The Tennessee Legislature is now considering a bill that could make it a felony to help a minor access gender-affirming care out-of-state without parental consent.

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Transgender care for people under 18 has been a source of contention for state politicians in recent years, impacting a group estimated to make up less than 1.5% of the population ages 13-17, according to an estimate from researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles .

Often due to discrimination, stigma, and gender-related stress, trans youth are at increased risk for poor mental health and suicide, substance use, experiencing violence, and other health risks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Major national medical associations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and more than 20 others have argued that gender-affirming care is safe, effective and medically necessary.

“Allowing them to live in their identity is what saves their mental health,” Jennifer said in response to criticism over transgender medical care.

As families continue to seek out avenues for care, Jennifer and Stamm want lawmakers to know that they're just a "normal, regular family."

“I want them to see us as people,” Jennifer said. “We are their neighbors, we are people who teach their kids in school. We are people they work with.”

Stamm adds, "She's just a regular kid, just trying to be a regular kid. … This has just presented so many challenges for her and we feel isolated. Our circle is tight and small ... Hopefully, people will be a little bit more empathetic to what we're going through. And how ridiculous all of this is."

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