The area of the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel along the Pennsylvania Turnpike would instead be a 1,000-foot-wide gash in the mountain if plans by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission follow through.

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania ... Turnpike Commission advises motorists traveling in both directions on Interstate 76 to be prepared for an ongoing closure of the eastbound tube of the Tuscarora ...

It happened shortly after 2 p.m. on the northbound side of the tunnel, on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, between the Lehigh Valley and Mahoning Valley exits. A tractor-trailer and a car were ...