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Exit 49A: Route 100 South, Lehigh County, PA

27 Miles Of I-78 Reopen Almost 8 Hours After Triple Tractor-Trailer Crash 27 Miles Of I-78 Reopen Almost 8 Hours After Triple Tractor-Trailer Crash
27 Miles Of I-78 Reopen Almost 8 Hours After Triple Tractor-Trailer Crash A multi-vehicle crash shuttered 27 miles of Interstate 78 for nearly eight hours on Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The crash involving three tractor-trailers and an SUV happened in the eastbound lanes of I-78 at milepost 49, near Route 100, in Upper Macungie Township just before 5:20 a.m. on Oct. 4, authorities said. All lanes were closed and detoured to Route 863, Pennsylvania State Police said. The 27-mile closure shut the interstate down from Exit 23: Shartlesville interchange in Berks County through Exit 49A: Route 100 So…