Crews Work To Repair Guard Rail After Tanker Truck Accident Closes Westbound Lanes On Stretch Of PA Turnpike
The truck overturned a little after 3:30am near Street Road resulting in the closure.
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The truck overturned a little after 3:30am near Street Road resulting in the closure.
All lanes of the westbound Pa. Turnpike near mile marker 316 approaching Downingtown are blocked due to a truck fire.
The accident happened around 8 a.m. on the Northeast Extension southbound at mile marker 37.5 in Salford.
The accident was reported Wednesday between Fort Washington and Virginia Dr.
The eastbound lanes were closed from 8 p.m. Thursday until about 5 a.m. Friday from the Gettysburg Pike interchange to the Harrisburg West interchange.
Officials say all lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike are now open following a tractor-trailer accident.
It happened around 5:30 Saturday morning in the eastbound lanes of the Turnpike near the Bensalem exit.
Summer vacations are coming up, and if your plans include heading to the Poconos, you'll want to be aware of continuing road construction on the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeast Extension.
The second step of a three-phrase project to make it easier to get in and out of Norristown got underway this week.
A 65-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is going to be closed in both directions for six hours, starting at 11 p.m. Saturday.
The accident happened months ago, but the announcement was made Tuesday.
Officials say the Pennsylvania Turnpike is closed westbound between the Valley Forge and Downington Interchanges due to several accidents.
The accident happened on I-276 at milepost 326 between Norristown and Valley Forge near around 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has now installed digital speed signs to show drivers exactly how fast they're going.
Pennsylvania is implementing a multifaceted, multibillion-dollar blueprint designed to accelerate road and bridge projects, improve mass transit systems and increase subsidies to local governments.
This Sunday, turnpike tolls will go up five percent across the board.
Motorists will pay an extra 5 percent starting Sunday at 12:01 a.m. The higher rates apply to both cash customers and those with E-ZPass.
The truck was reportedly blocking the eastbound exit ramp at the Willow Grove Interchange.
Officials say three tractor trailers and three pick-up trucks caught fire inside a gated lot in an industrial park along the 1500 block of Clyde Waite Drive in Bristol.
State Police say one person is dead and four others injured after an accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Thursday morning.
Three new lanes of traffic northbound from exit 6 through 8A will open this weekend, along with an extra lane from 8A to 9. Next weekend, the same drill on the southbound side. Turnpike spokesman Tom Feeney says drivers will notice the difference almost immediately.
A tractor-trailer that was partially hanging over a bridge above the Neshaminy Creek along the Pennsylvania Turnpike snarled traffic for several hours Thursday.
Officials say the truck will stay where it is until it is offloaded. They expect to be working on the truck until around 2pm. The CBSPhilly traffic center advises avoiding getting on the Northeast Extension of the Turnpike south at Quakertown.
State officials unveiled the new look for the service trucks today.
Fire crews were called out to an area in Atlantic County where a brush fire broke out on Tuesday morning.
Monday in the Philadelphia region was a spectacular way to start the week, and Tuesday will be even warmer with highs 10-15 degrees above normal in the mid-80s.
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The Philadelphia Flyers blew a two-goal lead and dropped Game 2 in overtime to the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2, at the Lenovo Center Monday night.
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FIFA officials have canceled hundreds of hotel rooms in Philadelphia previously booked for this summer.
The sudden shutdown of Spirit Airlines is having an outsized impact on Atlantic City International Airport, where the budget carrier accounted for about 75% of all flights.
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A vehicle fire briefly shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia Thursday.
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