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CHESTER COUNTY, PA — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission this week opened six lanes along a four-mile section of Interstate 76 near the Downingtown Interchange following a $214 million reconstruction project, …
PA Turnpike Opens Six Lanes After $214 Million Widening Read More
JEFFERSON HILLS, PA — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will open nearly five miles of the Mon/Fayette Expressway on November 20, extending the toll highway into West Mifflin as part of …
Pennsylvania to Open Five Miles of Mon/Fayette Expressway Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania has budgeted more than $219.5 million for winter highway maintenance and is expanding automated weather warnings and navigation alerts as state transportation officials prepare for a …
Pennsylvania Budgets $219.5 Million for Winter Road Operations Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s Turnpike Commission has strengthened its financial position since a 2022 state audit but continues to face heavy debt obligations and hundreds of millions of dollars in …
Turnpike Audit Flags $229 Million in Unpaid Tolls Read More
BRISTOL TWP, PA — Drivers heading north toward New York should prepare for four nights of detours when the ramp from northbound Interstate 95 to eastbound Interstate 276 closes for …
I-95 Ramp Closure Could Create a Frustrating Detour for Drivers Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is planning more than $90 billion in transportation investment over the next 12 years under a newly adopted statewide program covering roads, bridges, public transit, airports, …
Pennsylvania Sets $90 Billion Transportation Investment Plan Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania has authorized the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to consider contractor qualifications, cost and delivery time when awarding construction work, replacing a lowest-bid-only approach that lawmakers argued can …
Pennsylvania Expands Turnpike Contracting Beyond Lowest Bid Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania drivers face new penalties for using handheld phones behind the wheel beginning Friday, while state and local police prepare to launch a series of summer enforcement …
New Phone-Use Fines and Holiday Crackdowns Put Drivers on Notice Read More
CARBON COUNTY, PA — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission cut the ribbon Tuesday on a new $88 million Hawk Falls Bridge along the Northeast Extension, replacing a decades-old structure as traffic …
PA Turnpike Opens $88 Million Hawk Falls Bridge Read More
WAYNE, PA — Military veterans traveling the Pennsylvania Turnpike will now find dedicated parking spaces at every service plaza across the toll road system following a new initiative unveiled Monday …
PA Turnpike Unveils New Perk Honoring Military Veterans Read More