Due to the severity of the winter storm, PennDOT has temporarily closed several interstates in Erie County, Pa.

— Interstate 90 eastbound and westbound lanes from Interstate 79 to the New York state line.

— Interstate 86 westbound lanes from I-90 to the New York state line.

The entire length of I-90 and I-86 remain under a Tier 4 vehicle restriction with a 45 mph speed reduction.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

For more winter driving tips and information on how PennDOT treats winter storms, visit www.penndot.pa.gov/winter.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District1.

Find PennDOT news for the northwest region on X or Facebook.

MEDIA CONTACT: Saxon Daugherty, 814-678-7095 or sadaughert@pa.gov