I-81 Pennsylvania News Reports

Note: This story was updated to provide further information from PennDOT. As of 9:25 p.m., I-81 south has reopened. A tanker truck carrying acetone caught fire along Interstate 81 south Tuesday night, ... Read More

There will be lane restrictions on Interstate 81 northbound and southbound between mile markers 163 and 177 in Luzerne County for pothole patching begining 7 a.m. Wednesday and continuing until ... Read More

Pennsylvania State Police said a sedan crashed into a tow truck while the truck operator was preparing to tow another vehicle. Read More

Most PennDOT vehicles are expected to remain on the road for at least 12 hours and will also clear off snow as it falls. Drivers are likely to encounter plow trains on Tuesday afternoon. Plow trains ... Read More

A crash has been reported on Interstate 81 in Cumberland County.According to 511PA the wreck is causing a lane restriction on the highway moving southbound nea ... Read More

Speed limits are reduced to 45mph on numerous highways in the Midstate as the area experiences a winter storm. PennDOT urges drivers to avoid unnecessary travel. Those who have to ... Read More

More ice is on the way and PennDOT is expecting tricky travel conditions this weekend, prompting vehicle restrictions on certain highways. PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike ... Read More

Pennsylvania State Police said a sedan crashed into a tow truck while the truck operator was preparing to tow another vehicle. Read More

Pennsylvania State Police said a passenger vehicle crashed into a tow truck while the tow truck operator was preparing to tow another vehicle. Read More

The southbound lane of Interstate 81 South in Delano Twp. was shut down for hours Tuesday evening into Wednesday after a tractor-trailer jackknifed, state police said. The driver was not injured, and ... Read More

A tow truck operator was hospitalized after being hit by a passenger vehicle on Interstate 81 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Feb. 6. The crash happened around ... Read More

A tow truck operator was hospitalized following a collision early this morning on Interstate 81 in Franklin County. The incident occurred at approximately 6:25 AM at mile marker 23.0 northbound, ['] ... Read More

One person was hospitalized after a passenger vehicle collided with a tow truck on Interstate 81 in Franklin County, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Police said at 6:25 a.m. on I-81 northbound ... Read More

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) - One person was hospitalized after a tow truck was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 81 north Thursday morning. Troopers responded to mile marker 23 around 6:25 a.m. for ... Read More

ALL RIGHT, SARAH, THANK YOU. AND NEW AT FOUR. A TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS INJURED AFTER A CRASH ON INTERSTATE 81 IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. SO PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE SAY THIS ALL HAPPENED AROUND 625 THIS ... Read More

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 4 has reduced the speed limit on all interstate highways in Northeastern Pennsylvania to 45 mph and restricted commercial vehicles to the right ... Read More

A vehicle crash has closed a lane on I-81 northbound, causing significant traffic in Cumberland County. According to 511PA, the crash occurred on I-81 northbound at ... Read More

A part of I-81 has been closed due to vehicle accidents caused by hazardous weather on Sunday night. According to PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Shreffler, I-81 North has been closed at mile marker 65 in ... Read More

Interstate 81 entering Harrisburg from the West Shore was closed Sunday night because of a multi-vehicle crash. The crash was northbound between the Front Street exit and U.S. 22 / 322 and the closure ... Read More