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December 2010
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Parkway West Rock Thrower Sentenced to 5 to 10... →
Jeffrey Angelo Ramous of Carnegie was sentenced for throwing rocks onto the Parkway West in a span of two years.
Route 65 Rebuilding to Begin on June 8 in Kilbuck →
Repairs to PA 65 in Allegheny County at the site of a Walmart which caused damaged to the roadway from landslides.
Stimulus Funds Spark Road Projects →
The Federal Stimulus provides funds for projects in the Mid-State that would otherwise not be completed.
Parkway West, Part of Route 60 May Be Renamed... →
The application for Federal approval to extend Interstate 376 west, supplanting I-279 and PA 60 to Sharon, will be sent with the designation to change by the end of the year.
October 2010
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New Section of Route 15 Named for Senator Madigan →
Roger A. Madigan, a proponent of upgrading US 15 to an expressway, is thanked for his hard work by having one of the new sections named for him.
PennDOT Awards Route 22/30/60 Interchange Project →
PennDOT awarded a contract on May 28, 2009 to rebuild the US 22/US 30 and PA 60 cloverleaf interchange in Robinson as part of upgrading the route for the Interstate 376 designation.
Traffic Signals Removed →
Meadville is trying to save money by removing traffic signals at low volume intersections on a trial basis.
PennDOT and Local Officials Break Ground on... →
PennDOT, state, and city officials broke ground for the first of two contracts for the $230 million project to rebuild Interstate 95 at the Cottman Avenue Interchange in northeast Philadelphia.
Refurbished $5.9M New Stanton Turnpike Plaza Opens... →
Opening of the rebuilt New Stanton Service Plaza on I-70/I-76/PA Turnpike in New Stanton.
PennDOT to Start Stimulus-Funded $12.2 Million... →
Resurfacing project that took place on US 422 which took place between the PA 29 and Royersford interchanges in Montgomery County.
PennDOT Secretary Named Chairman of Turnpike... →
Secretary of Transportation Allen D. Biehler was named Chairman of the Turnpike Commission and replaced the ousted Mitchell Rubin.
August 2010
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PennDOT Puts Some Projects On Hold →
Money earmarked for projects in Cambria County has had to be used to fix aging infrastructure.
Rough Roads →
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials have released a report identifying the conditions of the nation’s major highways, costs to maintain the highway system,…
July 2010
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June 2010
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April 2010
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March 2010
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Inaugural Trip on the HOV Lanes
OK, so it has taken a little over 20 years to drive the only HOV lanes in Pennsylvania, but who’s counting? There are many reasons why I’ve never driven them to this point with the biggest being that I’ve only lived east or south of Pittsburgh so it didn’t make sense to utilize them when taking the Parkway North. That was until today, when after a stop in Shadyside, I...
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Welcome
Welcome to the Pennsylvania Highways’ tumblelog!
This is the second blog for the website as the Pennsylvania Highways Blog has been online since 2006 providing an in-depth examination of various aspects of the Commonwealth as well as its highway system. However, the one drawback of that blog is that it lacks mobile accessibility which Tumblr provides. That is a great feature for a website...