As Pennsylvania Turnpike switches to open road tolling, here's what drivers should know
Tollbooths will be a thing of the past along a major roadway as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission opts for open road tolling. Here's what drivers should know.
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Tollbooths will be a thing of the past along a major roadway as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission opts for open road tolling. Here's what drivers should know.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is rolling out a new mode of paying for tolls beginning Sunday. Plus, we're tracking our next chance for snow in the Philadelphia region. Anchor Aziza Shuler and Meteorologist Andrew Kozak have your Saturday evening news headlines and forecast on Saturday, January 4, 2025.
All lanes reopened after a crash blocked westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Bensalem on Tuesday morning.
Part of the westbound Pennsylvania Turnpike was shut down for hours Tuesday morning after this multi-truck crash. All lanes are open now but traffic was backed up for miles after the nasty wreck around 8 a.m. The westbound lanes between I-95 southbound and the Bensalem interchange were closed until about 2:30 p.m. as crews worked to clear the wreck.
A crash at Exit 51 on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bensalem is blocking the westbound lanes of the highway. Kim Hudson has the latest on how to get around the crash scene.
The emergency number for the Pennsylvania Turnpike is down across the entire commonwealth.
Drivers can now use Google Pay and Apple Pay to make one-time payments toward their PA Turnpike bill. The digital payment options can't be used for auto-replenishment, and motorists can also pay through the turnpike's app, PA Toll Pay.
Truckers were greeted with cookies, coffee, pins, and other goodies as part of the week-long celebration.
A mother who recently gave birth on the Pennsylvania Turnpike reunited with the worker who helped her through the difficult situation.
A mother who recently gave birth on the Pennsylvania Turnpike reunited with the worker who helped her through the difficult situation. Montgomery County reporter Kim Hudson has the story.
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.
A father and his two children were killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lancaster County over the weekend.
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials are warning drivers about a text message scam asking people to settle an unpaid invoice, and today is Amazon Prime Day — more on these stories in your CBS News Philadelphia Digital Brief.
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials are warning about a "smishing scam" attempting to get people's financial information.
A man was shot in the head on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in a possible road rage incident on Friday, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Wet weather and traffic slowed travel as the Memorial Day weekend wound down Monday evening. "A little wet, lots of traffic," one traveler on the Pennsylvania Turnpike said.
All lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Quakertown have reopened after a dump truck overturned Monday morning, according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
The accident happened on the Northeast Extension between Quakertown (Exit 44) and Lansdale (Exit 31) around 7 a.m. on April 15.
According to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the southbound lanes of Interstate 476 are closed after a dump truck overturned near Quakertown Monday morning.
E-ZPass customers should not click on links in unsolicited text messages about their accounts, the PA Turnpike Commission said.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is warning E-ZPass customers about a phishing scam that is targeting users with text messages asking for personal financial information.
There are Tier 2 and Tier 4 restrictions on some roads in Pennsylvania and commercial vehicle restrictions on highways in New Jersey including I-295. Chandler Lutz explains the road restrictions today.
Tolls on the Pa. Turnpike are a little higher for your drive after a 5% increase went for 2024 went into effect Sunday.
In July 2023, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission approved a 5% toll increase for all E-ZPass and Toll By Plate drivers. The new rates go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.
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A new kind of joint replacement is now available for people who have a certain kind of arthritis in the hand.
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The city says residents shouldn't park on a major stretch of South Broad Street in Philadelphia Tuesday for a snow removal operation.
Traffic is starting to move again on Roosevelt Boulevard after a fatal crash shut down the road in both directions Friday morning.
Snow-covered sidewalks, freezing temperatures and more have made commutes challenging for many public transit riders across Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is closing several roads in Center City Tuesday night to remove snow after a winter storm dumped nearly 10 inches over the weekend.
Transportation service will ramp up gradually Monday across the Philadelphia area following the weekend snowstorm.
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