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3/28/2024
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that bridge construction is scheduled next week on U.S. 1 and Rockhill Drive under a $116 million project to reconstruct, widen, and improve a three-mile section of U.S. 1 in Bensalem and Middletown townships, Bucks County.
 
3/28/2024
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that construction will occur next week on U.S. 422 under two improvement projects in Montgomery County.
 
3/28/2024
At an event today, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 11 officials highlighted more than 58 projects expected to be bid this year in the greater Pittsburgh region, reflecting an estimated investment of $519 million. Governor Shapiro's commitment to delivering safe highways and bridges across the Commonwealth, remains a top priority. These investments support the Shapiro administration’s vision of a safe and reliable transportation network that connects people to opportunity and each other.
 
3/28/2024
PennDOT District 11 is announcing a single-lane restriction on I-376 (Parkway East) in Churchill Borough, Wilkins Township and the Municipalities of Penn Hills and Monroeville, Allegheny County, will begin Monday, April 1 weather permitting.
 
3/28/2024
PennDOT District 11 is announcing a single-lane restriction on I-376 (Parkway East) in Churchill Borough, Wilkins Township and the Municipalities of Penn Hills and Monroeville, Allegheny County, will begin Monday, April 1 weather permitting.
 
3/28/2024
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that lane and ramp closures are planned next Thursday on northbound Interstate 95 in Center City Philadelphia under the $329 million CAP project to replace and expand the covered area over the interstate.
 
3/28/2024
Overnight Soil Boring Planned on U.S. 30 (Exton Bypass) in West Whiteland, East Caln Townships
 
3/28/2024
PennDOT District 11 is announcing replacement work on the South Main Street Bridge (Route 3001) over Hickory Run in Bessemer Borough, Lawrence County will begin Monday, April 1 weather permitting.
 
3/28/2024
PennDOT District 11 is announcing overnight closures of the westbound I-376 (Parkway East) ramp to northbound Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will begin Monday night, April 1 weather permitting.
 
3/28/2024
At an event today, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 11 officials highlighted more than 58 projects expected to be bid this year in the greater Pittsburgh region, reflecting an estimated investment of $519 million. Governor Shapiro's commitment to delivering safe highways and bridges across the Commonwealth, remains a top priority. These investments support the Shapiro administration’s vision of a safe and reliable transportation network that connects people to opportunity and each other.
 
3/28/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that, due to changes in the scope of the project to rehabilitate the Route 462 Veterans Memorial (Columbia-Wrightsville) Bridge spanning the Susquehanna River between Lancaster and York counties, updates have been made to the project website to provide details regarding project redesign and anticipated schedule.
 
3/28/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that a bridge replacement project is scheduled to begin on Route 72 (Ebenezer Road) in Lebanon County. The bridge spans Swatara Creek between Jonestown Road in Union Township and New Bunker Hill Road in Swatara Township.
 
3/28/2024
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that construction will begin on a project to rehabilitate one bridge and replace six culverts to maintain safe and efficient crossings for the traveling public in Bucks and Montgomery counties.
 
3/28/2024
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 12 is announcing that westbound single-lane restrictions on Route 136 (West Newton Street) are anticipated to begin next week between South Lincoln Avenue to South Hamilton Avenue in the City of Greensburg, Westmoreland County.
 
3/28/2024
A four-year reconstruction project continues next week on Route 199 in Sayre and Athens, Bradford County. The 2.6-mile project is located .44 miles north of the intersection with Route 1056 (Front Street) in Athens Borough to the intersection with Interstate 17 (Southern Tier Expressway) at the New York state line in Sayre Borough. The project begins at the New York state line and works south.
 
3/28/2024
​King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that roadway construction is scheduled on Route 3 (Chestnut Street) in Philadelphia under a local safety improvement project beginning Monday, April 1.
 
3/28/2024
Update on Main Street Sinkhole in Palmer Township
 
3/28/2024
​King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that A.P. Construction, Inc. will continue bridge construction of the St. Joseph’s University pedestrian bridge on U.S. 1 (City Avenue) in Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County.
 
3/28/2024
This is a reminder that a bridge replacement project is scheduled to begin next week on Route 74 (Waggoners Gap Road) in Spring Township, Perry County.
 
3/28/2024
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that various maintenance activities are scheduled in Philadelphia, Bucks, and Delaware counties.