Transportation
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Record number of motorists expected to take advantage of lower gas prices and extended holiday weekend
It’s our nation’s 243rd birthday. More than six million motorists are gearing up to take advantage of the extended holiday and are expected to travel the PA Turnpike beginning this Friday, June 28 through Sunday, July 7. This is a 3.5 percent increase over last year’s numbers. Overall, summer is the busiest season for the PA…
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GVF of King of Prussia welcomes new partner Kulicke and Soffa
GVF, a non-profit dedicated to improving transportation and infrastructure throughout the region, is pleased to announce that Kulicke & Soffa has joined its diverse partners. Kulicke & Soffa is a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and electronic assembly solutions supporting the global automotive, consumer, communications, computing and industrial segments. As a pioneer in the semiconductor…
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Hit the Brakes! Chester County home to two of the three worst driving ‘cities’ in PA
A new report puts two towns in Chester County among three worst driving cities in Pennsylvania, writes Adam Johnson for QuoteWizard. The report ranks “cities” based on overall driver quality. To determine the rankings, the site compiled more than 100,000 data points from users across Pennsylvania. Each place was then compared on their overall incidents,…
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Rails to Trails is connecting America one step at a time
With summer on the way, families are looking for more activities they can enjoy together outdoors. A great way to spend more time outside and stay healthy is walking, there are several trails in the area just waiting to be explored. More and more communities are being connected by trails and trail networks. resulting in…
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Time to go off 422’s beaten path, says Australian professor
It’s time to take a novel approach to transportation, given the continuing growing congestion problems. A professor of sustainability at Australia’s Curtin University, Peter Newman, presented just what that could look like when he visited the Pottstown campus of the Montgomery County Community College. He was invited by state Rep. Joe Ciresi, D-146th Dist., who…
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Phoenixville rail project moves forward
By Barry Cassidy The Phoenixville Train Project initiated by Phoenixville Mayor Peter Urscheler’s “Mayor’s Task Force” moved closer toward realization after a series of public meetings. On March 12, Phoenixville Borough Council approved by a 7-0 vote the appointment of an individual to be part of a multijurisdictional review committee to arrange for the financing…
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PennDOT accepting unsolicited Public-Private Partnership proposals until April 30
The PennDOT Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) announced today that it is accepting unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from the private sector through April 30. The submission period applies to PennDOT-owned projects and infrastructure. During this period, the private sector can submit proposals offering innovative ways to deliver transportation projects across a variety of modes…
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PennDOT to host open house meeting for Church Road improvements projects in Cheltenham Township
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will hold an open house public plans display on Thursday, April 4 at 6:00 PM in Glenside Hall at 185 S. Keswick Avenue in Glenside to inform citizens about the upcoming project to improve travel and safety along Church Road (Route 73) at the Greenwood Avenue and Rices Mill Road intersections in…
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Groundbreaking set for Colebrookdale’s Steel River Station
The Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust and its family of donors, sponsors, and friends, are pleased to announce the groundbreaking of the Pottstown Steel River Station in Memorial Park on March 16th at 10:15 am. The public is invited to join elected officials and Station sponsors at a ceremony in Memorial Park where the Colebrookdale Railroad…
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Groundbreaking for new ‘river station’ set for Pottstown
The Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust and its family of donors, sponsors, and friends, are pleased to announce the groundbreaking of the Pottstown Steel River Station in Memorial Park on March 16th at 10:15 am. The public is invited to join elected officials and Station sponsors at a ceremony in Memorial Park where the Colebrookdale Railroad…
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PennDOT reopens Abrams Road Bridge in Upper Merion Township
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today reopened the bridge carrying Abrams Road over Abrams Run in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. PennDOT’s contractor excavated undermined areas around an abutment and support pier and underpinned these areas with concrete; removed a section of damaged concrete retaining wall; and built a new gabion basket retaining wall…
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Pedestrian, bicycle access the focus of new study on proposed KOP Rail
A new study by The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission has examined walking and bicycling access for the proposed King of Prussia Rail stations, writes Gary Puleo for Main Line Media News. The aim of the study is to assist KOP Rail stakeholders by identifying and evaluating possible physical improvements for the planned extension. To…
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Septa’s King of Prussia Rail project reaches two milestones
The King of Prussia Rail (KOP Rail) Project has reached two milestones within the month. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Board has approved a contract to advance further engineering of the KOP Rail extension of the Norristown High Speed Line, (NHSL). The selected consultant team is led by HNTB, an infrastructure solutions firm serving public and private owners and…
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Norristown High Speed Line SEPTA key turnstiles go into service Monday, Jan. 7
Starting Monday, Jan. 7, SEPTA Key turnstiles will go into service for Norristown High Speed Line riders boarding at 69th Street and Norristown Transportation Centers. The change is part of the transition to the SEPTA Key. The turnstiles will be activated between 5:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. During late night and early…
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PA Turnpike expects more than six million holiday motorists to hit the roads
The PA Turnpike Commission (PTC) today projected that 6.3 million vehicles will travel the Turnpike during the holiday period beginning Thursday, Dec. 20 and concluding with the new year on Tuesday, Jan. 1. “While there may be a white Christmas in parts of Pennsylvania with heavy rain and snow in the forecast for later this…
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SEPTA key turnstiles for Norristown High Speed Line go in service soon
Starting Monday, Jan. 7, SEPTA Key turnstiles will go into service for Norristown High Speed Line riders boarding at 69th Street and Norristown Transportation Centers. The change is part of the transition to the SEPTA Key. The turnstiles will be activated between 5:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. During late night and early…
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Here come the holidays: Record number of travelers expected over Thanksgiving
Get ready for the turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and yams – and don’t forget the traffic jams. If you are going “over the river and through the woods” for your Thanksgiving holiday, you will have plenty of company. AAA Mid-Atlantic is estimating a record number of people will be traveling during the holiday — both nationally…
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Seventeen municipal projects receive Montgomery County transportation program grants
The Montgomery County Commissioners announced that 17 projects in 13 municipalities across the county will receive Montgomery County Transportation Program grants for the 2018 selection cycle. These grants are the first to be made under a program established to utilize funding from the County’s $5 Vehicle Registration Revenue Fee revenue. Municipalities were invited to apply…
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