Transportation
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Celebrates Successes While Keeping Eyes on Road
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is looking back at all its successes in 2023, while also anticipating future projects on “America’s First Superhighway.” “The PTC has been the leader in transportation from the day our highway opened, and we continue to be an organization that isn’t afraid to reinvent how we do business, transform who we…
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Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority Developing a Service Plan
As part of its efforts to restore passenger rail service from Reading to Philadelphia with a stop in Pottstown, the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority is hiring a firm to develop a service plan, writes Karen Shuey for the Reading Eagle. The plan will include an analysis of current operations and a look at forecasts…
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Another Sinkhole Appears at Route 202 in King of Prussia, Here Is Why This Keeps Happening
Another sinkhole has appeared on Route 202 not far from King of Prussia Mall, forcing a sinkhole-related closure on a section of the same road for the second time in six months, write Nick Vadala and Michelle Myers for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Sinkholes are underground cavities usually caused by water erosion. Most commonly, they show…
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SEPTA is Renaming its Transit Lines As Part of New Project
SEPTA is renaming its transit lines, including the Market-Frankford Line, its subway, and trolleys, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. The Market-Frankford Line will be renamed the “L.” The soon-to-be-former Broad Street Line subway will be renamed the “B,” with a B1 designation for a local, a B2 designation for an express, and B3 for…
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Feds Appear Likely to Approve Schuylkill River Reading to Philadelphia Passenger Train Project
The Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority is expected to secure grant funding from the Federal Railroad Administration for the re-establishment of passenger rail services between Reading and Philadelphia, writes Holly Herman for the Patch. According to Thomas Frawley, the authority’s executive director, the application for the project to take part in the Federal Railroad Administration…
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What Could Become of the SS United States? Redevelopment Plans All Hinge on Potential Partners
As the search for a new home for the SS United States marches on, the possibilities of its future are aplenty, writes Ximena Conde for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The vessel has called Pier 82 in South Philadelphia for about 27 years, but an ongoing rent dispute could lead to an eviction. While the SS United…
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Philadelphia Traffic Ranks Fourth Worst Nationwide, PennDOT Responds with Solutions
PennDOT is currently working on strategies to help ease roadway headaches which put Philadelphia in fourth place nationwide based on terrible traffic congestion, writes Matt O’Donnell for 6abc. According to traffic data analyst INRIX, the only cities with worse congestion than Philadelphia are New York City, Chicago, and Boston. The average driver in the City…
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Renovations For Amtrak’s 30th Street Station Now Projected to Cost $550M, Timeline Delayed
After initial estimates between $300 and $400 million to renovate 30th Street Station, that price tag has now skyrocketed to $550 million, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Amtrak spokeswoman Beth Toll credited the increase to the expansion of Amtrak’s corporate office renovations at the train station — using the entirety of the…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike CEO Finds Fault in Survey That Identifies Turnpike as ‘Loathsome’
MONTCO Today recently curated a story published by The Allentown Morning Call that identified the Pennsylvania Turnpike as one of the “top five most hated roads in the country,” according to the results of a survey of 3,000 drivers conducted by a car dealership in Daytona Beach. Kelli Roberts, the Chief Strategy and Communications Officer…
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Delaware River Bridges See Toll Hikes in 2024, E-Z Pass Discount Expires Jan. 1
Philly-area commuters better open their wallets— as Delaware River bridges’ toll hikes will start in 2024, writes Larry Higgs for NJ.com This will be part of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission’s multi-tiered phased toll rate increase, approved in 2021 to mitigate revenue losses triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Three changes in the…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Places Among Top Five Worst Interstates in Country
Pennsylvania Turnpike, also known as I-76, came in the top five most hated roads in the country in a recent poll of drivers’ 100 most loathed interstates, writes Mekeel David for The Morning Call. The highway that runs the length of the state east and west ranked fourth in a Gunther Volvo Cars Daytona Beach…
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Montgomery County Has the Second Most Bridges in Pa. According to Stacker
Bridges are important connective tissues across the U.S. Some can be awe-inspiring structures while others are simple constructions connecting roadways or offering passage over rivers and creeks. Either way, they all play an important role in our travels, writes the staff at Stacker. According to a national analysis, Pennsylvania has the #11 densest concentration of…
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Wall Street Journal: It Has Cost Amtrak $140M to Keep It’s Railroad Running While Continuing to Wait for Upgrades
It has been three years since Amtrak began its wait for the new Acela train fleet and it has cost the railroad $140 million-plus as a result, writes Ted Mann for The Wall Street Journal. Amtrak had anticipated installing new, larger trains that were supposed to enter into service in 2021. However, challenges have persisted…
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SEPTA, Local Officials Celebrate Opening of New Conshohocken Station
On Thursday, SEPTA was joined by elected officials and other stakeholders to celebrate the opening of the new Conshohocken Station with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to a staff report from I SEPTA Philly. Service to the new station on the Manayunk/Norristown Line commenced on Monday, November 6. The new station is located directly to the…
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South Philadelphia’s Historic SS United States Could Be Repurposed As a Hotel in Manhattan
After 30 years of sitting dormant and mostly unused, the SS United States on South Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront has a proposal for its long-term preservation, writes Michael Tanenbaum for Phillyvoice. The latest proposal would see the retired ocean liner into a hotel and public destination near the Hudson River in Manhattan. In revealing its…
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Four Lansdale Students Honored for School Bus Safety Posters
Four Lansdale students were among the winners of this year’s School Bus Safety Poster Contest, writes Jacob Deemer for Explore Venango. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Driver and Vehicle Services Director of the Bureau of Driver Licensing Dios Arroya, Pennsylvania State Police, and Pennsylvania school bus advocates recognized the nine winners of the contest in a…
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Philly, Lower Merion Considering New Trail to Connect Manayunk and Lower Merion
Transportation professionals in Philadelphia and Lower Merion have been studying the feasibility of creating a new trail connection across the Schuylkill River. The new trail would connect the Schuylkill River Trail in Manayunk with the Pencoyd Trail in Lower Merion Township. The feasibility study explored whether an existing bridge dubbed by many as the “Mule…
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Lower Merion Commissioners Give Preliminary Nod to Main Line Greenway
The Main Line Greenway is one step closer to becoming a reality after Lower Merion commissioners gave the preliminary concept of the greenway approval, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for Delaware County Daily Times. Jillian Dierks, senior planner with Lower Merion, described the Main Line Greenway as “a network of designated roadways shared between cars and bicyclists…
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