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- Construction Update: Summer 2021: PROJECT COMPLETED (6/22/2021) – Construction on Center City Viaduct Substantially Completed June 22, 2021 – Construction to rehabilitate the deteriorated Interstate 76 viaduct between University Avenue and 30th Street has wrapped up, including structural and drainage system repairs, rehabilitation of the concrete deck, and construction of a new median barrier on the mile-long Center City structure Weeknight and weekend … Read more Construction Update: Summer 2021: PROJECT COMPLETED
- PennDOT, PA State Police, DEP, and Keep PA Beautiful Highlight Anti-Littering Efforts, Including Litter Enforcement Corridors (6/11/2021) – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful (KPB) collaborated today along a Philadelphia region litter enforcement corridor on U.S. 202 (Parkway) to highlight anti-littering efforts, and explain the creation of and penalties of littering in a Litter Enforcement Corridor. PennDOT, … Read more PennDOT, PA State Police, DEP, and Keep PA Beautiful Highlight Anti-Littering Efforts, Including Litter Enforcement Corridors
- PennDOT Begins Posting Variable Speed Limits on I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) between King of Prussia and Philadelphia (5/12/2021) – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today the posting of Variable Speed Limits (VSL) and Queue Detection and Warning (QDW) messages along 14 miles of Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) between King of Prussia and Philadelphia. On April 8, PennDOT activated 72 VSL signs and an end-to-end QDW system along eastbound and westbound I-76 (Schuylkill … Read more PennDOT Begins Posting Variable Speed Limits on I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) between King of Prussia and Philadelphia
- PennDOT Highlights 2021 Philadelphia Region Construction Season, Highlights More than 200 Projects (4/28/2021) – MOTORISTS REMINDED TO DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY IN WORK ZONES The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today highlighted more than 200 highway and bridge projects anticipated to begin or continue across PennDOT’s five-county District 6 region, spanning Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, during this construction season. PennDOT, AAA Mid-Atlantic, and the Philadelphia Police also urged … Read more PennDOT Highlights 2021 Philadelphia Region Construction Season, Highlights More than 200 Projects
- Construction Update: Spring 2021 (4/12/2021) – Construction on Center City Viaduct Substantially Completed Construction to rehabilitate the Interstate 76 viaduct between University Avenue and 30th Street has been substantially completed with structural repairs finished, a new riding surface placed, and a new median barrier installed on the mile-long Center City structure. Off-peak and weekend lane restrictions and full closures in one … Read more Construction Update: Spring 2021
- Federal REAL ID Enforcement Begins Oct. 1, 2021 (4/3/2021) – PennDOT has surpassed 1 million optional REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses, ID cards With only six months left until the federal enforcement of REAL ID begins for commercial domestic air travel and other federal purposes, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is reminding Pennsylvania residents who want a REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and photo ID cards … Read more Federal REAL ID Enforcement Begins Oct. 1, 2021
- PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates on Commercial Driver Licenses, Commercial Learner’s Permits (3/3/2021) – Commercial product extensions set to expire March 31, 2021 Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that expiration dates for commercial driver licenses and commercial learner’s permits will be extended for Pennsylvania residents in response to statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts. This will be the final extension for the following products’ expiration dates: … Read more PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates on Commercial Driver Licenses, Commercial Learner’s Permits
- Construction Update: Winter 2020-21 (1/26/2021) – Construction on Center City Viaduct Nearing Completion Construction to rehabilitate the Interstate 76 viaduct between University Avenue and 30th Street continues this winter as PennDOT’s contractor completes median replacement (see below) and other work items to rehabilitate the mile-long Center City structure. The westbound expressway is expected to remain reduced to one lane around-the-clock through … Read more Construction Update: Winter 2020-21
- PennDOT Announces Start of Construction to Improve Safety on I-76, Route 82 (Manor Road) in Philadelphia and Chester Counties (11/17/2020) – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that construction is scheduled to begin on Thursday, November 19, on a project to improve travel and safety along Interstate 76 between the Montgomery Drive and Girard Avenue/U.S. 13 interchanges in Philadelphia, and Route 82 (Manor Road) between Business U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) and Butterworth Road in … Read more PennDOT Announces Start of Construction to Improve Safety on I-76, Route 82 (Manor Road) in Philadelphia and Chester Counties
- PennDOT Urges Caution in Work Zones (11/14/2020) – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is urging motorists to drive safely in work zones after three separate work zone intrusions resulted in motorists hitting a PennDOT crash truck. “Even though construction season is winding down in many places, we still have road crews out there,” said PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian. “Please don’t speed, … Read more PennDOT Urges Caution in Work Zones
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