There is a disruption to eastbound traffic, but the highway is open in that direction, police and transportation officials said.
A tractor-trailer fire closed Interstate 80 West between the Route 611 exit in Stroud Township and Route 715 in Pocono Township, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reports.Interstate 80 East has disruptions in the same area, but Pennsylvania State Police at Swiftwater said the highway is open in that direction. The fire began "within the last hour," police said just before 6:30. A state police trooper said at 10 this morning that the highway was still closed and it was uncertain when it would reopen.
To get around the closure, PennDOT is suggesting Route 611 North to Route 715 South.