PA Turnpike: Drivers Should Call 911 For Help, Phones Are Down
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Technicians are currently working to remedy the issue.
The work was expected to run through April 10th.
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials say they need to upgrade the electronics in the Express Lanes and that's a job that can't be accomplished with traffic flowing through them.
Turnpike spokeswoman Kathleen Walter said, "It's both northbound and southbound."
Authorities say at around 9 a.m. Sunday a car struck the median on the westbound side in Southampton, Bucks County.
They're being constructed to relieve stress on the bridge during analysis.
Starting Sunday, drivers who travel the Pennsylvania Turnpike are paying 6% more if they pay cash or use E-ZPass.
A 6 percent increase takes effect Sunday for cash and E-ZPass motorists along the 550-mile highway.
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials say the speed limit has been temporarily lowered due to winter weather conditions on the roadway.
As promised, another increase in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls will take effect in January.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is expecting nearly 3.5 million vehicles to travel the toll road throughout the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike was closed in both directions, causing major traffic backups.
A bill that would give the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission more tools to go after chronic toll violators is now on its way to Governor Wolf's desk.
One firm, Green Coast Logistics of South Plainfield, New Jersey, owes more than $678,000 stemming from more than 7,000 violations.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike has started accepting credit cards as a payment option at all toll booths.
A serious crash shutdown a stretch of the westbound lanes of the PA Turnpike on Thursday.
Crews are preparing to start another phase of the construction project that will connect Interstate 95 with the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bucks County.
The Turnpike Commission wants a fiber-optic network to replace an aging digital microwave system.
Motorists will soon see higher prices when paying to travel the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Officials say eastbound traffic will be diverted off at the Downingtown Interchange and westbound traffic will be diverted off at the Valley Forge Interchange.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has announced a turnpike closure between Willow Grove and the Bensalem interchanges that will impact travel on Friday night.
Police are now looking for those responsible for putting lives in danger.
The speed limit will be raised to 70 miles an hour across hundreds of miles of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and sections of other state highways in the coming days.
A New Jersey woman who was killed when an tractor-trailer overturned onto her car along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bucks County has been identified.
A Pennsylvania Turnpike toll collector who survived a botched robbery attempt last month that left three people dead said she was terrified but her instincts took over during the attack by a retired state trooper, who was killed by police responding to her call for help.
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Two men who had 17 illegal homemade explosives were arrested after a device detonated near a polling place in Lehigh County, according to a criminal complaint.
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SEPTA is preparing for large crowds as Philadelphia celebrates America's 250th birthday on July 4.
Patients of the Smiles at Rittenhouse Square clinic are being urged to get tested after possible exposure to hepatitis and HIV.
After the hottest May day ever recorded in Philadelphia's history, Wednesday may be a repeat with record highs in the mid-to-upper 90s in spots.
A two-alarm fire near train tracks in North Philly is impacting Amtrak and SEPTA service between Philadelphia and New York on Wednesday.
Meet Get Up, a Philadelphia street artist who combines his love of sports and art to create viral artwork under I-95.
Two men who had 17 illegal homemade explosives were arrested after a device detonated near a polling place in Lehigh County, according to a criminal complaint.
Two men who had 17 illegal homemade explosives were arrested after a device detonated near a polling place in Lehigh County, according to a criminal complaint.
Jasmine Quezada is still paying down debt that began shortly after graduating from Temple University. She's sharing her story to help others.
SEPTA is preparing for large crowds as Philadelphia celebrates America's 250th birthday on July 4.
A woman has died after she was hit by a speeding driver in a crash in Kensington on Wednesday morning, police said.
Two fires near train tracks in North Philly impacted Amtrak and SEPTA service between Philadelphia and New York on Wednesday.
Some residents at Alvin E. Gershen Apartments in Hamilton Township, N.J., were evacuated after an unplanned power outage.
The Trenton Ironhawks will serve as the New York Islanders' NHL affiliate, the hockey teams announced Wednesday.
Five people were injured after a car and an NJ Transit River Line train collided Tuesday in Delran, a spokesperson for the transportation provider said.
The Philadelphia region is facing a double whammy of record-breaking heat mixed with the area's poor air quality.
A jury found Paul Caneiro guilty in February of murdering his brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew before setting their New Jersey mansion on fire in 2018.
The historic Mother African Union Church in Wilmington, Delaware, was destroyed in a fire early Sunday morning.
A Delaware man is in custody after he barricaded himself and started a fire inside a Wawa store on Limestone Road, police say.
A New Castle County, Delaware, refinery is starting repairs that could increase its sulfur dioxide emissions levels past permitted limits.
At 108 years old, Susan Young Browne still exercises, drives and visits the Dover, Delaware, senior center she's been a member of for more than 50 years.
Delaware State University students are taking off from Chandelle Airport in Dover as they work to become future Army aviators.
Patients of the Smiles at Rittenhouse Square clinic are being urged to get tested after possible exposure to hepatitis and HIV.
The heart-lung machine was a groundbreaking invention that took place in Philadelphia and has saved millions of lives.
The Philadelphia region is facing a double whammy of record-breaking heat mixed with the area's poor air quality.
Research from Thomas Jefferson University could help ID a new way to improve poor sleep and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Life is back to normal for 21-year-old Gianna Parrillo-Shennard, whose life was saved by Jefferson Health's mobile stroke unit.
The 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club is a huge boost for Pottstown, Pennsylvania-based Lessen the Loads.
Bars and restaurants in Newtown Square are gearing up for an influx of customers as the 2026 PGA Championship is here.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
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SEPTA is preparing for large crowds as Philadelphia celebrates America's 250th birthday on July 4.
Five people were injured after a car and an NJ Transit River Line train collided Tuesday in Delran, a spokesperson for the transportation provider said.
A crash involving a tractor-trailer in Chester County shut down the Route 30 Bypass Monday night.
SEPTA on Monday announced its plans to get fans to and from six World Cup matches in Philadelphia and the fan festival at Lemon Hill.
A Delaware woman died in a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in South Philadelphia Tuesday night while her 4-year-old daughter was in the backseat, state police said.
Meet Get Up, a Philadelphia street artist who combines his love of sports and art to create viral artwork under I-95.
The Trenton Ironhawks will serve as the New York Islanders' NHL affiliate, the hockey teams announced Wednesday.
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SEPTA on Monday announced its plans to get fans to and from six World Cup matches in Philadelphia and the fan festival at Lemon Hill.
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If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
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Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Health officials are urging patients who visited Smiles on the Square, a dentist in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square, in the last year to get tested for HIV and hepatitis because of unsanitary conditions in the practice. Dr. Kirti Chopra's license is temporarily suspended, officials say.
The local street artist Get Up has combined the two with some viral works that you've probably seen before. Now, he's adding to his portfolio in South Philly. CBS News Philadelphia's Pat Gallen reports.
No one was injured when the explosive device detonated Tuesday near the polling place located in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District in Catasauqua.
Two fires near the train tracks in North Philly impacted Amtrak service between Philadelphia and New York and SEPTA's Trenton line on Wednesday. CBS News Philadelphia's Ross DiMattei has the latest.
A woman has died after being hit by a speeding driver in a deadly hit-and-run crash in Kensington on Wednesday morning, Philadelphia police said.