Driver Dead, 3 Construction Workers Injured In Crash On Pa. Turnpike In Bensalem
It happened around 5:30 Saturday morning in the eastbound lanes of the Turnpike near the Bensalem exit.
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It happened around 5:30 Saturday morning in the eastbound lanes of the Turnpike near the Bensalem exit.
Summer vacations are coming up, and if your plans include heading to the Poconos, you'll want to be aware of continuing road construction on the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeast Extension.
The second step of a three-phrase project to make it easier to get in and out of Norristown got underway this week.
A 65-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is going to be closed in both directions for six hours, starting at 11 p.m. Saturday.
Officials say the Pennsylvania Turnpike is closed westbound between the Valley Forge and Downington Interchanges due to several accidents.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has now installed digital speed signs to show drivers exactly how fast they're going.
Pennsylvania is implementing a multifaceted, multibillion-dollar blueprint designed to accelerate road and bridge projects, improve mass transit systems and increase subsidies to local governments.
This Sunday, turnpike tolls will go up five percent across the board.
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State Police say one person is dead and four others injured after an accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Thursday morning.
Three new lanes of traffic northbound from exit 6 through 8A will open this weekend, along with an extra lane from 8A to 9. Next weekend, the same drill on the southbound side. Turnpike spokesman Tom Feeney says drivers will notice the difference almost immediately.
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Officials say the victim was struck around 11 a.m. and their injuries appear to be non life-threatening.
It happened around 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Delaware River Bridge interchange.
It happened around 4 p.m. on the Pennsylvania Turnpike westbound at milepost 307.1.
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials say the entire toll road system, including the sections that roll through urban areas, may get a speed limit boost to 70 mph next year.
A new 70 miles per hour speed limit is now in effect a day ahead of schedule along most of a nearly 100 mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike's main line.
An early morning accident along the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeast Extension has caused a 7-mile back-up approaching Lansdale.
The Turnpike Commission says on Wednesday they will announce other sections where the speed limit will also be increased.
Crews are responding to the scene of a vehicle fire in the westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Willow Grove approaching Plymouth Meeting.
Throughout the day on Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will gradually unveil signs posting a 70 mile an hour speed limit on most sections of the road between Morgantown in Berks County to the Blue Mountain Interchange in Cumberland County.
Work is underway on a $14-million project to relocate the turnpike's Plymouth Meeting maintenance facility to the eastbound side of the toll road.
Crews are investigating after a tanker truck rolled over on the Pennsylvania Turnpike by the Lincoln Highway exit.
The eleven-mile stretch between Mid-County and the Lansdale interchange carries more than 65,000 cars a day.
A Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission spokesman says this will be the first time in a couple of years that the toll hike will apply evenly to cash and E-Z Pass customers.
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All lanes reopened after a crash blocked westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Bensalem on Tuesday morning.
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Von Maur, one of the country's top retailers, held its grand opening Saturday at South Hills Village.
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The University of the Arts' nine-property, 760,000-square-foot campus portfolio in Center City is up for sale.
The Star-Ledger and several other New Jersey newspapers will end their print publications in 2025.
All lanes reopened after a crash blocked westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Bensalem on Tuesday morning.
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Lower Merion Police said a woman was struck and killed at City Avenue/US 1 and Conshohocken State Road by a driver in a dark-colored Toyota Camry.
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