News Releases
- Travel Advisory (8/1/2020) – Grays Ferry Avenue Reduced to Single Lane at Night August 3-6 for Bridge Construction in Philadelphia August 1, 2020 – Grays Ferry Avenue will be reduced to a single lane with flaggers between 34th Street/University Avenue and 47th Street in Philadelphia on Monday, August 3, through Thursday, August 6, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning for construction activities to …
- PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates on Driver Licenses, ID Cards, and Learner’s Permits (7/24/2020) – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that expiration dates for driver licenses, identification cards, and learner’s permits, will be extended for Pennsylvania residents in response to statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Effective July 23, expiration dates for driver licenses, photo ID cards and learner’s permits scheduled to expire from March 16, 2020 through August …
- Federal REAL ID Enforcement Deadline Postponed to October 2021 (4/21/2020) – Harrisburg, PA –The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that the Department of Homeland Security has postponed the enforcement date for REAL ID from October 1, 2020, to October 1, 2021, in response to COVID-19 and the national emergency declaration. PennDOT closed all driver and photo license centers on March 16 and paused REAL ID issuance in the …
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- PennDOT, PA Turnpike Announce the Start of Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement (3/10/2020) – Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) today announced that enforcement of the statewide Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement (AWZSE) program begins next week. Today marks the end of a 60-day pre-enforcement period that was required by Act 86 of 2018, which established the AWZSE program. “Through the Automated …
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- Winter 2019/2020 Construction Update (1/14/2020) – Construction Continues on Eastbound Side Winter 2019/2020 — With repairs completed to the westbound side of the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge over the Schuylkill River in Southwest Philadelphia, two lanes of traffic have been shifted onto the rehabilitated westbound lanes as the contractor continues to repair the eastbound side of the span. During the current …
- Notice (8/15/2019) – PennDOT Evaluating Protected Bike Lane Westbound August 15, 2019 – PennDOT is currently evaluating changes in the construction plans for the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge improvements that would include a protected bicycle lane on the westbound side of the bridge. We will post follow-up information about this matter when it is available.
- Wolf Administration Announces Start of Construction on I-76 Viaducts (3/25/2019) – March 25, 2019 Wolf Administration Announces Start of Construction on I-76 Viaducts King of Prussia, PA – The Wolf Administration announced today that construction will begin Thursday, April 4, on a project to rehabilitate two Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) viaducts, including the 6,120-foot-long structure between the Interstate 676 and University Avenue exits in Center City …
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- Wolf Administration Announces Start of Construction to Rehabilitate U.S. 1 Roosevelt Expressway Viaduct (2/8/2019) – February 8, 2019 Wolf Administration Announces Start of Construction to Rehabilitate the U.S. 1 Roosevelt Expressway Viaduct King of Prussia, PA – The Wolf Administration announced today that construction will begin Wednesday, February 13, on a project to rehabilitate the half-mile-long Wayne Junction Viaduct that carries U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) over SEPTA tracks and the …