Pennsylvania Turnpike
The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often dubbed America’s first superhighway, is a vital 360-mile toll road stretching from Ohio to New Jersey.
Opened in 1940, it revolutionized American travel with its innovative design, cutting through the Appalachian Mountains with four tunnels and serving major cities like Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia.
Today, it remains crucial for both local and interstate traffic, featuring an all-electronic tolling system and 15 service plazas.
Designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway, the Pennsylvania Turnpike is a lasting legacy of 20th-century engineering, still shaping the nation’s highway systems today.
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Buc-ees Teases Move to Pennsylvania as It Expands to Virginia
Buc-ee’s is inching its way toward Pennsylvania as it opens its most northern store yet in Virginia, even teasing Pennsylvania…
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Pennsylvania Launches ‘Turnpike TV’ to Demystify Turnpike Construction, Projects, and Planning
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is pulling back the curtain on how—and why—it makes decisions that impact drivers, neighbors, and businesses…
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PA Turnpike Unveils Northeast Extension Plan from Plymouth Meeting: What to Expect
Plans for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension to widen the road from four to six lanes from Plymouth Meeting to…
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Solutions Being Sought to Ease Traffic on Delaware River Turnpike Bridge
Pennsylvania and New Jersey turnpike authorities are considering potential solutions to ease traffic on the increasingly congested Delaware River Bridge,…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Set to Launch New Open-Road Tolling Section
The Pennsylvania Turnpike, the nation’s first modern, multi-lane highway, is preparing to launch a new open-road tolling section in January,…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike to Switch to Open Road Tolling System Next Month
The Pennsylvania Turnpike will say goodbye to its tollbooths next month, as it shifts to an open road tolling system,…
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Local Developer Moves to Acquire Exton Square Mall
Elkins Park-based Abrams Realty & Development is in the process of acquiring the Exton Square Mall with plans to revitalize…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike Comes to Collect on Unpaid Tolls
The PA Turnpike Commission is looking to collect on unpaid toll bills, reports Alyshia Hercules of MSN. Last fiscal year,…
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Upper Dublin’s $600M Legacy Project: 600 Apartments and More on Welsh Road
A Dresher-based developer looks to build their ‘legacy property’ next to Dresher’s Promenade in Upper Dublin, reports Paul Schwedelson for…
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King of Prussia Mom Reunites with Man Who Assisted Her During Roadside Delivery
King of Prussia mom Andrenna Reid reunited with the Pennsylvania Turnpike employee who assisted her during a roadside delivery last…
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Open Road Tolls Coming to Pennsylvania Turnpike in January
Those familiar toll booths on the Pennsylvania Turnpike are going away and that means drivers will be able to pay…
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New Beginnings for Neshaminy Mall: Paramount Realty Set to Revitalize Bensalem Landmark
Neshaminy Mall, one of Bucks County’s largest and oldest shopping centers, has a new owner. Paramount Realty will finalize the…
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King of Prussia Hotel Going On Auction With $3.5M Starting Bid
A King of Prussia hotel with 129 keys is heading to auction and it has a starting bid of $3.5…
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Korean BBQ To Replace Olive Garden Near Willow Grove Mall
A Top Pot & Korean BBQ is taking over the longtime location of an Olive Garden restaurant in Abington Township…
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