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- 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
- I-76 West to Close, I-76 East One Lane at Night April 5-9 for Viaduct Repairs in Philadelphia (4/3/2021) – Westbound Interstate 76 will be closed, and eastbound I-76 will be reduced to one lane at night for overhead viaduct construction between 30th Street and Interstate 676 in Center City Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. The work schedule and locations are: Monday, April 5, through Friday, April 9, from 9:00 PM … Read more I-76 West to Close, I-76 East One Lane at Night April 5-9 for Viaduct Repairs in Philadelphia
- I-76 Nighttime Lane Closures April 5, 6 for Barrier Installation in Philadelphia (4/3/2021) – A left lane closure is scheduled in both directions on Interstate 76 between the Montgomery Drive and Spring Garden Street interchanges in Philadelphia, on Monday, April 5, and Tuesday, April 6, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, for barrier installation under a project to improve travel and safety on the expressway in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced … Read more I-76 Nighttime Lane Closures April 5, 6 for Barrier Installation in Philadelphia
- 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
- State Transportation Commission Adopts Updated 12-Year Transportation Program (8/15/2020) – Action Clears Way for Latest Round of Transportation Improvements across Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA – The State Transportation Commission (STC) today updated the 12-Year Program. The new plan anticipates $64.8 billion being available over the next 12 years for improvements to roads, bridges, transit systems, airports and railroads. The 12-Year Program, or TYP, is a multimodal, … Read more State Transportation Commission Adopts Updated 12-Year Transportation Program
- PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates on Driver Licenses, ID Cards, and Learner’s Permits (7/24/2020) – 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 July 23, expiration dates for driver licenses, photo ID cards, and learner’s permits scheduled to expire from March 16, 2020 through August … Read more PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates on Driver Licenses, ID Cards, and Learner’s Permits
- Chestnut Street Bridge Over the Schuylkill River Closed to All Traffic (5/28/2020) – The Chestnut Street bridge over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia is scheduled to close to all vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycling traffic beginning at 8:00 PM Monday, June 8, for the completion of structural steel repairs, redecking and other improvements, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. PennDOT closed the 63-year-old eastbound connection between University … Read more Chestnut Street Bridge Over the Schuylkill River Closed to All Traffic
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