The mother of all traffic jams!

[resqgeek]

This week's storm caused a 50 mile long traffic jam along I-78 in Eastern Pennsylvania, with some motorists stranded for as long as twenty-four hours. National Guard vehicles delivered food, baby supplies and fuel to the vehicles trapped in the back up, which was caused when the traffic was unable to climb a hill near New Smithville, PA. It appears to have taken the State Police nearly twenty-four hours after the highway became blocked to close all the entrance ramps to I-78.

[via CBS-3 Philadelphia]

Comments

[miketroll.livejournal.com]

A good day to stay at home! Sounds like that's what the State Police were doing. Driving the other way doesn't look so bad, though.

:)

[princessrica.livejournal.com]

It was just as bad in our neck of the woods. About 10 minutes from my house, Rt. 81 was a parking lot for about 20 hours.

EVERYTHING is still closed here. Jacob was off school Wed., Thurs. and today. They're on the news begging people to stay home.