Transportation
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When Will The Northeast Extension Project be Completed?
Progress continues on widening the PA Turnpike’s Northeast Extension, writes Evan Jones for The Morning Call. Still, travelers will wait until at least 2026 for six lanes to fully open between mile marker 38 and the Quakertown Interchange (exit 44). In its 2024 construction review, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) reported $286 million spent statewide…
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Shapiro Approves One-Time Funding to Avert SEPTA Fare Hike and Service Cuts
Gov. Josh Shapiro has approved $153 million in one-time federal funding for SEPTA, preventing a planned fare increase and service cuts set to take effect in 2025, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Shapiro has instructed Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll to start transferring the funds from seven highway projects throughout…
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Coatesville Train Station Construction Remains on Schedule, with Hopes for Starting Service Next Year
Construction of the $70 million Coatesville Train Station remains on schedule and set to start service in about a year, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily Local News. Upon completion, SEPTA riders will soon be able to board trains at the station. “The region is eager to see the train station completed by the end…
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Plans Underway to Redevelop SEPTA’s Ambler Station Parking Lot
Proposals are being sought from real estate developers on what to do with five acres of parking at the Ambler Regional Rail Station writes Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza for WHYY. The station serves the Lansdale/Doylestown line. “Everybody seems to be in agreement that the use of almost five acres of land [for] just parking is a missed…
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Upper Dublin School Bus Depot Faces Pushback from Residents
The debate over a proposed Upper Dublin school bus depot near Fort Washington Elementary School continued, reports Linda Finarelli for the Reporter. The Upper Dublin Township Zoning Hearing Board heard arguments from both sides on October 7. Upper Dublin’s School District is seeking four variances to build a facility for vehicle maintenance, parts storage, and…
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Three Main Projects Mark Years of Schuylkill Expressway Construction
While years of construction on the Schuylkill Expressway have not resulted in new lanes or barriers, they have been marked by three main projects dating back as far as 2017, writes Michelle Myers for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation resurfaced 12.5 miles of the Schuylkill in the summer of 2017. As part…
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PennDOT’s $10M Church Road Revamp Sparks Mixed Reactions in Wyncote
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is planning to invest $10 million in improvements to Church Road in the Wyncote section of Cheltenham, an area known for collisions, close calls, and being particularly unfriendly to pedestrians, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The stretch of just over one-third of a mile will get turning lanes at…
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Bumper-to-Bumper Bumper Crop: Montco Has Two of Top 100 Traffic Bottlenecks in the U.S.
Four high-traffic areas in Pensylvania are among the 100 worst truck bottlenecks in the nation, and two of them are in Montgomery County, writes Max Bennett for the Philadelphia Patch. The annual analysis published by American Transportation Research Institute measured truck-involved congestion at more than 300 highway locations nationwide. It used GPS data from more…
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Philadelphia’s Bicycle Transit Systems Acquires Wisconsin-based Trek’s BCycle
Bicycle Transit Systems, which operates Philadelphia’s Indego bike share system, recently agreed to acquire Trek’s BCycle business, writes David Schuyler for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Through it, Bicycle Transit Systems will acquires all of BCycle’s contracts, software, hardware and future product development. BCycle is a Wisconsin-based bike sharing system operator and vendor of e-bikes and…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Adds Apple Pay, Google Pay to List of Digital Options Drivers Can Use to Pay Their Tolls
The Pennsylvania Turnpike has increased the number of digital options drivers can use to cover their tolls, writes Matt Coughlin for KYW Newsradio. “Effective now, customers can use Apple and Google Pay as options to pay their tolls,” said Marissa Orbanek, press secretary for the Turnpike. The Turnpike announced it was adding the two mobile…
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PennDOT to Begin Stage 2 of Route 422 Rebuild; Expect Delays
PennDOT will shift eastbound Route 422 traffic on Thursday, Sept. 26, reports The Mercury. The move is part of an $83.6 million project to rebuild 2.1 miles of the expressway. The rebuild will also replace bridges between the Sanatoga Interchange and Porter Road. Motorists should expect the following restrictions: Sept. 22–25: Single-lane pattern on eastbound…
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I-95 Noise May Finally Go Away for Some Chester Residents
It’s been non-stop I-95 noise for some Chester residents ever since the interstate was built in the 1970s. Now PennDOT is installing I-95 sound barriers to give the neighbors relief, reports Madeleine Wright for CBS Philadelphia, as reported at MSN. PennDOT hopes to build 16 walls between the Highland Avenue overpass and Ridley Creek Bridge…
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Blue Route Shoulder Expansion Could Ease Montco Traffic Jams
Traffic on the Blue Route is a constant source of frustration for commuters, reports Michael Tanenbaum for the Philly Voice. The 20-mile part of Interstate 476 in Delaware and Montgomery counties is prone to frequent jams during rush hour. The expressway links Interstate 95 to the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the Northeast Extension. On a typical…
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SEPTA Reducing Remote Work for Office Employees
SEPTA will reduce the number of remote work days for its nonunion administrative workers from November 4, writes Jake Blumgart for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to general manager Leslie Richards, office employees can only use one remote work day per week. “We love the increase in activity we’re seeing throughout our system,” said Richards. “With…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike to Replace All Toll Booths with Overhead Readers
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is planning to replace all toll booths along the turnpike with gantries, overhead structures with sensors that charge tolls to vehicles electronically, writes Milan Varia for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to turnpike spokesperson Marissa Orbanek, gantries are part of open road tolling initiatives starting in January 2025. They are already up…
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This Montco Town Has One of the Worst Commutes in America
To identify which U.S. cities had the longest median commute times in the country, Stacker used the American Community Survey data and focused on urban areas. One Montgomery County place has ranked among the top fifty cities with the worst commutes in America, according to a recently released report by Stacker. Pottstown ranked in No.…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Fights Back Against Sneaky Toll Evasion with Public’s Help
As a growing number of sneaky motorists are finding ways to conceal their license plates from toll cameras, so Pennsylvania Turnpike is turning to other drivers to catch them, writes Scott Calvert for The Wall Street Journal. Cheating the system has become easier thanks to mechanical devices that can hide a car’s tag at the…
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SS United States Caretakers Have Until Sept. 12 to Remove Historic Ocean Liner from South Philly Pier
After a prolonged legal battle, a federal judge has ordered the caretakers of SS United States, the 70-year-old ocean liner known as the “Queen of the Seas,” to move the vessel from its pier in South Philadelphia by September 12 or lose possession, writes Edward Helmore for The Guardian. “You’re not entitled to be at…
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