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Autopsy performed on body found in Bear Creek Township

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Happy birthday Mark David Robertson Jr.!

<p>The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Tuesday advised motorists that will be traveling the Northeastern Extension (I-476) to be prepared for daytime single-lane patterns and two-way traffic in the northbound Lehigh Tunnel on Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for tunnel maintenance.</p><p>Between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Wednesday, turnpike maintenance crews will implement a traffic stoppage of no more than 15 minutes in both directions to set a crossover pattern directing all traffic into the northbound tunnel.</p><p>By 8 a.m. the southbound tunnel will be closed and all traffic diverted into the northbound tunnel until 2 p.m. when the patterns are lifted.</p><p>The Lehigh Tunnel is located at milepost A70-A71 between the Lehigh Valley, Exit 56, and Mahoning Valley, Exit 74, interchanges in Carbon County.</p><p>Message boards will be activated to update motorists of any changes to the schedule caused by inclement weather or unforeseen traffic conditions. If the work is delayed, it will take place on the next available day.</p><p>To report an accident or other emergencies on the PA Turnpike, dial *11 on your mobile phone.</p><style>
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Daytime tunnel maintenance to impact traffic on turnpike Wednesday