Both directions of Pennsylvania Turnpike in Montgomery County reopened

NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Montgomery County has fully reopened after an earlier shutdown.

The westbound lanes of Interstate 276 between the Norristown Exit (#333) and the Ft. Washington Exit (#339) reopened around 1:30 p.m.

The eastboun lanes reopened less than an hour later.

The closure was for emergency utility line work.

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