Variable speed limit signs technology improving safety on I-76
New data from PennDOT suggests technology is improving safety after rear-end crashes plagued the Schuylkill Expressway for years.
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New data from PennDOT suggests technology is improving safety after rear-end crashes plagued the Schuylkill Expressway for years.
Rear-end crashes have been plaguing the Schuylkill Expressway for years. If you drive the Schuylkill, you know, the twists and turns combined with traffic which often stops on a dime can be dangerous. That’s why PennDOT says it installed variable speed limit signs that change depending on conditions. Madeleine Wright reports there are signs the new technology is improving safety.
With many college students home for the holiday and even more people off of work, Thanksgiving Eve is a big night for drinking.
Pennsylvania state troopers are accompanying PennDOT workers in some construction zones to stop unsafe drivers.
No more speeding in highway work zones, that’s the message from PennDOT and the Pennsylvania State Police. Drivers are being warned about Operation Yellow Jacket across southeastern Pennsylvania. Operation Yellow Jacket will occur within active construction zones staffed by PennDOT on interstates and other state highways. The goal is to reduce work zone fatalities.
Scheduled bridge deck repairs on part of I-76 East will have to wait another weekend because of the Phillies' playoff games.
PennDOT is widening a section of U.S. 322, a major thoroughfare in Delaware County, from two lanes to four lanes to alleviate traffic and cut down on accidents.
This weekend's Schuylkill Expressway closure on I-76 East in the Grays Ferry neighborhood in South Philly was canceled.
This weekend's Schuylkill Expressway closure on I-76 East in the Grays Ferry neighborhood in South Philly was canceled.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's response to the bridge collapse on I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia last year could now garner them an award. The response has been named one of the top 12 finalists in the 2024 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The grand prize and the people’s choice award will be announced in October.
Tens of thousands of cars drive along I-95 in Delaware County every day. For people who live next to the highway, that means the sound of traffic is nonstop. Here's what PennDOT has proposed to help residents in the area.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation urges drivers to celebrate responsibly over Labor Day weekend in South Philly on Thursday. Police, PennDOT, and members of MADD: Mothers Against Drunk Driving started their impaired driving campaign. To ensure other's safety, they are reminding motorists to designate a sober driver.
Work is underway for Phase 1 of the 14-mile, multi-year plan spanning from West Chester Pike to Interstate 95 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
A new multi-year PennDOT project has been planned to help ease congestion along the Blue Route in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Authority is rolling out "open road tolling" across the eastern portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and on the Northeast Extension.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike will have "open road tolling" east of Reading and on the Northeast Extension starting in January 2025.
The "Let Freedom Ring" license plate design, which features an image of the Liberty Bell, will be available for Pennsylvania drivers in 2025.
PennDOT was forced to apologize to Philadelphia after a sign from Cottman Avenue to southbound I-95 had an embarrassing typo: "Cenrtal."
PennDOT posted on social media that they've fixed a typo on a sign leading drivers from Cottman Avenue to southbound I-95, writing on social media they "moved a little to quickly" while trying to reopen the highway ramp and "forgot to proofread."
The clock is ticking for people to get a REAL ID.
PennDOT is going to start construction on Monday to install new systems to manage traffic on the crowded highway from I-95 to Villanova.
Downingtown neighbors are counting down the days until Boot Road is fully reopened as their neighborhood has become a detour route for drivers.
Mason Jones, who was diagnosed with autism at around 3 years old, is known as "The Guardrail Kid" on TikTok to his 19,000 followers. He's reported at least 50 unsafe guardrails to departments of transportation across the country.
Mason Jones, aka the "The Guardrail Kid," has been a huge help for PennDOT.
An area of Route 202 that had seen issues due to sinkholes in the past is now reopened after soft soil caused a dip in the roadway to form. A more permanent fix to the sinkhole issues will be completed over the summer.
