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- I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) Restricted June 4 for Sinkhole Repair in Upper Merion Township (5/29/2020) – A right lane closure is scheduled on eastbound Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) at the U.S. 202 Interchange in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, on Thursday, June 4, from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM, for sinkhole repair, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. The work is part of a project to remediate four sinkhole … Read more I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) Restricted June 4 for Sinkhole Repair in Upper Merion Township
- I-76 East to Close This Weekend, Next Weekend for Viaduct Construction in Philadelphia (5/29/2020) – I-76 West full closure, lane closure also planned next week Eastbound Interstate 76 will be closed and detoured between the 30th Street and University Avenue interchanges in Center City Philadelphia this weekend and next weekend, and westbound I-76 will close at night and during the day next week for viaduct rehabilitation and repaving, the … Read more I-76 East to Close This Weekend, Next Weekend for Viaduct Construction in Philadelphia
- PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates on Vehicle Registrations, Vehicle Inspections and Other Products (5/27/2020) – Harrisburg, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that expiration dates for vehicle registrations and safety and emission inspections will be extended for Pennsylvania residents in response to statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Deadlines on the following products will be extended effective May 12, 2020: Vehicle registrations of all classes which includes, but not limited … Read more PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates on Vehicle Registrations, Vehicle Inspections and Other Products
- PennDOT Resumes Construction Projects May 1 (5/1/2020) – Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that in accordance with Governor Tom Wolf’s plan for a phased-in reopening of public and private construction, PennDOT highway and bridge construction projects will resume beginning May 1. “Our decision to pause construction was not made lightly, and we understand the importance of these projects … Read more PennDOT Resumes Construction Projects May 1
- PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates on Driver Licenses, ID Cards, and Learner’s Permits (5/1/2020) – Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that expiration dates for driver licenses, identification cards, and learner’s permits, will be extended for Pennsylvania residents in response to statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Effective May 27, 2020, expiration dates for driver licenses, photo ID cards, and learner’s permits scheduled to expire from March 16, … Read more PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates on Driver Licenses, ID Cards, and Learner’s Permits
- Federal REAL ID Enforcement Deadline Postponed to October 2021 (4/11/2020) – Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that the Department of Homeland Security has postponed the enforcement date for REAL ID from October 1, 2020, to October 1, 2021, in response to COVID-19 and the national emergency declaration. PennDOT closed all driver and photo license centers on March 16 and paused REAL ID issuance … Read more Federal REAL ID Enforcement Deadline Postponed to October 2021
- PennDOT, PA Turnpike Announce the Start of Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement (3/7/2020) – Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) today announced that enforcement of the statewide Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement (AWZSE) program begins next week. Today marks the end of a 60-day pre-enforcement period that was required by Act 86 of 2018, which established the AWZSE program. “Through the Automated … Read more PennDOT, PA Turnpike Announce the Start of Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement
- Chestnut Street Bridge Over the Schuylkill River Closed for One Year of Construction in Center City (8/2/2019) – The Chestnut Street bridge over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia was closed August 5 for a year of construction to repair and redeck the 62-year-old eastbound connection between University City and Center City, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. Chestnut Street is closed to vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians between Schuylkill Avenue near 30th … Read more Chestnut Street Bridge Over the Schuylkill River Closed for One Year of Construction in Center City
- Construction Update: Summer 2019 (7/9/2019) – Eastbound I-76 Paving this Summer PennDOT’s contractor is making progress on repairing the structural components and the deck of the eastbound Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) viaduct in Center City Philadelphia and begins resurfacing the eastbound lanes between 30th Street and University Avenue exits this summer. Crews continue to rehabilitate the support columns on the underside … Read more Construction Update: Summer 2019
- Construction Update: Spring 2019 (4/12/2019) – Construction Underway on Eastbound Lanes Spring 2019 – PennDOT’s contractor has begun repairs to the long viaduct that carrier Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) along the west bank of the Schuylkill River between 30th Street and University Avenue exits in Center City Philadelphia. Work is taking place on the underside of the mile-long structure to repairs … Read more Construction Update: Spring 2019
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