PA Turnpike News
New Traffic Pattern, Signalized Intersection In Place In December At U.S. 13 (Bristol Pike)/ I-95 Interchange In Bristol Township
PennDOT District 6 says U.S. 13 (Bristol Pike) and Interstate 95 motorists will encounter a new traffic pattern and traffic signal at the Delaware Valley interchange (Exit #42) in Bristol Township, Bucks County for reconstruction, realignment and bridge replacement. The work is part of the Pennsylvania Tur...
PA Turnpike Plans Statewide Conversion To “Cashless” Tolling In Late 2021
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) has announced that it plans a full transition to “cashless” All-Electronic Tolling (AET) in late 2021. Once the change is implemented, in-lane or onsite payment will no longer be accepted anywhere along the 552-mile tollway. After a pair of western PA cashless...
U.S. 1 Improvements Project Fall Update As Northbound Reconstruction Heading For Completion By Early 2020
PennDOT says construction to rebuild and widen the northbound side of U.S. 1 in Bensalem Township is heading for completion late this year or early 2020 as work crews this Fall complete paving on the widened northbound side of U.S. 1 and finish construction of the northbound side of two new bridges. By lat...
PennDOT, PA Turnpike Announce Implementation Of Statewide Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement Pilot
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC), in partnership with the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), announced the implementation of a statewide Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement (AWZSE) pilot program to reduce work zone speeds, change driver beh...
U.S. 1 North Turnpike Ramps Set To Close At Night For Bridge Construction In Bensalem
PennDOT District 6 says the northbound U.S. 1 ramps to and from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Toll Plaza at the Bensalem Interchange will be closed and detoured on Monday, October 14, through Thursday, October 17, from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning for construction of a new bridge over the ramps in Ben...
TMA Bucks Offers Fall Driving Safety Tips To Commuters
Believe it or not, Fall has arrived and we are reminding commuters to be prepared as wet leaves, fog, sun glare and even frost are a few driving hazards they will likely encounter in Bucks County. As leaves begin to drop from the trees and hit the roadways they can be as slippery as ice when wet. They also...
U.S. 1 North Lane Closure, Turnpike Ramp Closure Scheduled For Construction In Bensalem
PennDOT District 6 says northbound U.S. 1 will be reduced to a single lane and the northbound U.S. 1 ramps to and from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Toll Plaza at the Bensalem Interchange will be closed and detoured from 6:00 PM Saturday, September 28 to 5:00 AM Monday, September 30 for construction of replacemen...
U.S. 1, Street Road, Turnpike Lane Closures Scheduled At Night For Construction In Bensalem
PennDOT District 6 says lane closures will be in place at night the week of July 29 on U.S. 1, Street Road (Route 132), and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) for excavation, bridge construction and other activities on a project to reconstruct, widen and improve a 1.3-mile section of the highway in Bensalem To...
PA Turnpike OKs Six Percent Toll Increase For 2020
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) has approved a six percent toll increase for 2020 for both E-ZPass and cash customers. The increase is set to start at 12:01 a.m. on January 5, 2020 on all sections and extensions excluding three western PA “cashless” toll facilities. Because of today’s acti...
PA Turnpike Advises Of Possible Delays Approaching Street Road Exit For Emergency Roadway Repair Work
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission advises motorists traveling eastbound on I-276 approaching the Street Road Exit, Exit 350, Bucks County, that delays are possible due to a single-lane closure from 10:30 p.m. on Friday, June 28 to 6:00 a.m. on June 29. The restrictions are needed to perform emergency roadw...
