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4/26/2024
PennDOT announces lane closures on Franklin Road as the safety improvement project in Cranberry Township, Butler County continues.
 
4/26/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is highlighting regional projects anticipated to start or continue this year in its five-county District 10 region, which includes Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, and Jefferson counties.
 
4/26/2024
Motorists are advised that the reconstruction and bridge replacement project will resume next week on Route 2014 (Lycoming Mall Drive) and Route 2045 (Fairfield Road) in Fairfield Township, Lycoming County.
 
4/26/2024
Dunmore, PA – The PennDOT Engineering District 4 Traffic Bulletin advertises current and upcoming travel restrictions scheduled on state-owned highways in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming counties. The Traffic Bulletin is updated in real-time during normal business hours. Please note: The schedule is subject to change due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
 
4/26/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) updated drivers on the schedule for its South Atherton Street (Route 3014) project that stretches from Curtin Road to just north of Westerly Parkway in State College. While the contractor will not work on Friday, May 3, to minimize traffic impacts for those attending spring commencement at Penn State University, drivers traveling through the work zone can expect the following Monday, April 29, through Thursday, May 2.
 
4/26/2024
​King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that PECO Energy will be performing utility construction on three state highways in Chester and Montgomery counties.
 
4/26/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Forest County Sheriff's Office, and the Forest County Probation Office teamed up with various community safety partners today to conduct a simulated crash scenario for high school students.
 
4/26/2024
PennDOT District 11 is announcing shoulder restrictions on I-376 (Parkway West) in Greentree Borough, Allegheny County will begin Monday, April 29 weather permitting.
 
4/26/2024
PennDOT District 11 is announcing overnight bridge washing activities on I-376 (Parkway East) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Monday night, April 29 weather permitting.
 
4/26/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) partnered with the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and Rostraver Township Police Department today to urge work zone safety as part of a statewide Aggressive Driving Enforcement Wave that runs through April 28.
 
4/26/2024
​King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that roadwork continues on the roundabout to improve travel and safety through the Route 82 (Manor Road) and Cedar Knoll Road/Reeceville Road Intersection in West Brandywine Township, Chester County.
 
4/26/2024
King of Prussia PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that bridge inspections are scheduled on several state highways in Philadelphia and Bucks County.
 
4/26/2024
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that resurfacing operations are scheduled on several state highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties under multiple ongoing projects to repair and pave more than 200 miles of state highway across the Philadelphia region.
 
4/26/2024
Motorists are advised that a multi-year reconstruction and resurfacing project continues on Interstate 80 eastbound between just west of the Montour County line and the Route 42 interchange in Hemlock Township, Columbia County, mile markers 228 - 233.
 
4/26/2024
Motorists who travel Route 487 are advised that a controlled burn will take place next weekend in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County.
 
4/26/2024
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that Aqua Pennsylvania will be performing water main construction on Swedesford Road in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, beginning Monday, May 6.
 
4/26/2024
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that construction will begin on Monday, April 29, on a $2.2 million project to repair the existing roadway embankment erosion on northbound U.S. 322 (West Chester Bypass) between the Penn Drive overpass and Phoenixville Pike in West Goshen Township, Chester County.
 
4/26/2024
​King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that utility construction will continue next week on two state highways in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, under a local safety improvement project.
 
4/26/2024
​King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that Tredyffrin Township will begin performing utility improvements on U.S. 30 (Lancaster Avenue) in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, beginning Wednesday, May 1.
 
4/26/2024
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that superstructure replacement will begin on the Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) bridge over U.S. 322 (West Chester Bypass) in West Goshen Township, Chester County.