SEPTA To Hold Another Lottery For Papal Transit Passes
You can enter the lottery for the 10 dollar passes from 12:01am until 11:59pm on Wednesday August 12th.
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You can enter the lottery for the 10 dollar passes from 12:01am until 11:59pm on Wednesday August 12th.
According to New Jersey State Police, the New Jersey Turnpike was temporarily closed in both directions in Cherry Hill due to a gas leak.
SEPTA says a limited number of special papal visit 3-day transit passes for travel on the Trolley routes 101/102 and the Norristown High Speed Line will be made available through an online lottery.
Regional rail passes for the weekend of the Papal visit are already up for sale on Craigslist and eBay.
SEPTA received requests for 328-thousand passes, so they still have 22-thousand available. However, that doesn't mean you can still get one for your preferred station.
On the PATCO high-speed line in South Jersey, you will need a Freedom card or a pre-purchased pass to ride. No cash or credit cards will be taken that weekend.
The restrictions will affect those in Philadelphia and out in the suburbs.
Mayor Nutter and officials announced the Ben Franklin Bridge and other major roadways throughout the city will be closed the weekend of the Papal visit.
Special train passes for the weekend of Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia aren't as big a hit as expected.
Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey acknowledges there's been a larger than usual number of hit and run accidents in the city lately, and he puts the onus on drivers.
The Burlington County Bridge Commission is proposing toll hikes for the first time in 15 years.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Friday announced that the Interstate 76 east off-ramp to Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia will be closed and detoured beginning Monday, August 3 through Wednesday, August 12, for concrete deck improvements.
PennDOT is advising commuters to allow extra time when driving through the area.
Authorities say one person was transported from the scene of the crash. No word on their condition.
A water main break on the Roosevelt Boulevard caused intermittent lane closures Tuesday morning.
