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- I-76 West Nighttime Closures at 30th Street Cancelled This Week (6/30/2020) – I-76 mid-day, evening lane closures still planned The scheduled overnight closures of westbound Interstate 76 at 30th Street in Center City Philadelphia for overhead viaduct repairs have been cancelled by the contractor, but mid-day and evening lane closures on eastbound and westbound I-76 for viaduct rehabilitation and repaving will continue as scheduled, the Pennsylvania Department … Read more I-76 West Nighttime Closures at 30th Street Cancelled This Week
- PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates on Driver Licenses, ID Cards, and Learner’s Permits (6/27/2020) – 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 June 23, 2020, expiration dates for driver licenses, photo ID cards, and learner’s permits scheduled to expire from March 16, 2020 through … Read more PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates on Driver Licenses, ID Cards, and Learner’s Permits
- 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
- 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
- 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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