PennDOT

I-95 Traffic
City Life

When to Avoid I-76 and I-95 This Week

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has scheduled several restrictions for I-76, I-95 and Front Street this week. PennDOT workers will conduct bridge inspections. Here’s the schedule […]

Pennsylvania Turnpike
City Life

Turnpike Tolls to Rise by 6 Percent Next Year

You’ll have to pay more to take the turnpike next year. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has approved a 6 percent toll increase for 2018.

traffic, i-76
City Life

When and Where (and How) to Avoid I-76 This Week

Here’s the good news: I-76 is getting repaved! If you use the highway to travel through Montgomery County between I-476 and City Avenue, expect a smoother […]

City Life

Here’s When to Avoid I-676 This Week

Alas, the time has come once again to avoid I-676 –  the highway will shut down for construction three nights this week. The demolition of the 18th […]

distracted driving
City Life

Report: Pa. Distracted Driving Citations Climbed 52 Percent in Two Years

Distracted driving citations rose by 52 percent in Pennsylvania between 2014 and 2016, according to a new analysis of court records. The report was compiled […]

I-95 park model
City

Report: PennDOT Commits to Spending $100M for I-95 Cap

PennDOT has committed $100 million to the plan to cap I-95 in Center City, Billy Penn is reporting.

City Life

I-676 to Close at Night Next Week for Construction

Starting next Monday, both directions of Interstate 676 will close at night for bridge construction. Between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., drivers will not be […]

City Life

Pennsylvania State Gas Tax to Rise 16 Percent

The Pennsylvania gas tax will rise eight cents per gallon on January 1, 2017.

schuylkill expressway at Conshohocken exit
City Life

PennDOT, SEPTA Team Up to Reduce Schuylkill Expressway Traffic

PennDOT and SEPTA have teamed up for a multi-modal, $125 million project to reduce traffic along the Schuylkill Expressway, the transportation agencies announced yesterday.

City Life

Heavily Used I-95 Ramp to Close for 9 Months

Commuters should expect some extra I-95 traffic this week as a reconstruction project that will last for the next nine months kicks off. 

City Life

Three Years of Route 202 Construction Have Reached an End

Chester County drivers are in for a pleasant surprise next week. The widening of a 2.5 mile section of Route 202 in East Whiteland Township, a project […]

DNC Travel
City Life

PennDOT Launches Website for DNC Travel

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has launched a website that will help residents and visitors navigate the city when the Democratic National Convention and its projected […]

30th Street Station development plan, aerial view
Property

Our Odds on the 30th Street Station Area Development Plan

$6.5 billion. The figure was tossed out rather casually in the course of yesterday’s formal unveiling of the two-years-in-the-making master development plan for the area […]

Property

30th Street Station Development Plans Announced

  This morning, Amtrak, SEPTA and Drexel University officials unveiled plans for a massive transformation of the area around 30th Street Station. The massive, multi-decade […]

City Life

Hate Roosevelt Boulevard? Here’s Your Chance to Change It for the Better

Are you one of the many Roosevelt Boulevard users who are ready to “route for change” for the Northeast’s most reviled thoroughfare? (I no longer […]