5-Car Accident Halts Traffic On Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension
Both accidents happened on the southbound side of the turnpike just before the Lansdale exit.
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Both accidents happened on the southbound side of the turnpike just before the Lansdale exit.
Tolls are going up for drivers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike again.
The speed limit has been lowered to 45 miles-per-hour on several portions of the Turnpike.
Motorists are asked to find alternate routes
The Pennsylvania Turnpike continues to give away free tolls to its employees for personal travel while tolls for everyone else have been increasing annually for nearly a decade.
Officials say multiple vehicles, including a tractor-trailer, were involved in an accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike westbound shortly after 12 p.m.
The increase will go into effect on Jan. 6 at 12:01 a.m.
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Signs have been changing along sections of I-95 and 295 in Mercer County in advance of an official change on that part of the interstate.
A police officer was involved in a multi-vehicle accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Wednesday morning.
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Concerned about the impact of annual toll hikes, the state auditor general says he will begin another audit of the Turnpike Commission.
Motorists will see a 6 percent increase for cash and E-ZPass beginning Sunday.
For a second straight year, that increase will be six percent.
The accident happened around 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Motorists heading to the Poconos will face delays and a detour because a bridge replacement will close a long section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeastern Extension.
The increase will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2018.
If you owe back tolls and fees to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, now is the time to make good
The crash happened around 11 a.m. Saturday about five-miles north of the Quakertown exit (Exit 44).
The northbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike are closed after an accident involving a tractor-trailer Monday.
No injuries were reported.
The Turnpike is upgrading its E-ZPass toll technology -- and those "feedback" signals – green means your toll has been paid, yellow for low balance -- don't fit the new scheme.
Technicians are currently working to remedy the issue.
The work was expected to run through April 10th.
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