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- PennDOT Suspends Road and Bridge Construction (3/18/2020) – PENNDOT RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON TUESDAY, MARCH 17 IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19. On behalf of District Executive Ken McClain, PennDOT is notifying you that all construction projects geographically located in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties are temporarily shut down and will remain closed to comply with the two-week period directed by Governor … Read more PennDOT Suspends Road and Bridge Construction
- Federal REAL ID Deadline Approaching for Pennsylvania Residents (3/7/2020) – PennDOT marks one year of issuing optional REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses, ID cards Harrisburg, PA – REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and photo ID cards have now been available to Pennsylvanians who want them for a full year, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) reports that it is well on its way to meeting the projected demand … Read more Federal REAL ID Deadline Approaching for Pennsylvania Residents
- 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
- I-76 East Lane Closure Scheduled Overnights Through Late April in Upper Merion (3/3/2020) – Eastbound Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) motorists will encounter a right lane closure between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Route 320 (Gulph Mills) interchanges beginning Sunday night, March 15, for sinkhole remediation under a project to remediate four sinkhole locations on I-76 in the U.S. 202 Interchange area in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, the Pennsylvania Department … Read more I-76 East Lane Closure Scheduled Overnights Through Late April in Upper Merion
- PennDOT, TSA Remind Pennsylvanians About REAL ID Enforcement (1/24/2020) – Federal enforcement begins October 1, 2020 Allentown, PA – Representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reminded Pennsylvanians to upgrade their driver’s license or identification card to a REAL ID-compliant version at an event at the Lehigh Valley International Airport. Beginning October 1, 2020, a federally-accepted form of identification (whether … Read more PennDOT, TSA Remind Pennsylvanians About REAL ID 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
- Wolf Administration Announces Start of Construction on I-76 Viaducts (3/22/2019) – King of Prussia, PA – The Wolf Administration announced today that construction will begin Thursday night, April 4, on a project to rehabilitate two Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) viaducts, including the 6,120-foot-long structure between the Interstate 676 and University Avenue exits in Center City Philadelphia and a 345-foot-long structure over Route 23 and Arrowmink Creek … Read more Wolf Administration Announces Start of Construction on I-76 Viaducts
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