Transportation
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To Address Dangerous Shortage, Pennsylvania Turnpike to Add More Parking Spaces for Large Trucks
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is planning on addressing the persistent dangerous shortage of parking spaces for large trucks by adding 63 more parking spots over the next two years, writes Jonathan D. Salant for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The commission has already added 194 of these parking spaces at four service plazas in the last 15…
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Start of Collapse of I-95 Overpass in Philadelphia Captured on Video by Retired Philly Cop
A video captured by a passing driver shows the moment that the southbound lanes on I-95 in Philadelphia starting to dip after the collapse of the northbound side following the explosion of a tanker truck, writes Ronny Reyes for the New York Post. Retired Philadelphia police Sgt. Mark Fusetti was driving to Philadelphia International Airport…
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Essington’s Piasecki Aircraft Corporation Acquires Former Helicopter Manufacturing Facility in Chester County
Essington-based Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC), a pioneer in advanced rotorcraft technology, has acquired the former Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Heliplex facility in Coatesville. PiAC will transform the 219,000-square-foot facility into an advanced R&D center for next-generation Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and related enabling technologies. Notably, the company’s forthcoming PA-890…
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Traffic Congestion on Schuylkill Expressway Can Be a Good Thing if You Are a Billboard Advertiser
Advertisers are looking to take advantage of traffic congestion in the area, including on the Schuylkill Expressway, a freeway through southern Montgomery County and Philadelphia, writes Ariana Perez-Castells for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to new data from advertising company Oppizi, the Schuylkill at Roosevelt Boulevard is seventh on the list of the top ten worst…
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Wall Street Journal: Lower Merion Educator Learns About Unreliability of Budget Airlines the Hard Way
Carrie Hemler, a Literacy Specialist at Lower Merion High School, learned about the unreliability of budget airlines the hard way, when her airline ghosted her, writes Dawn Gilbertson for The Wall Street Journal. The educator bought cheap tickets on Avelo Airlines four months ahead of a family vacation in August. Not even a month later,…
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Wall Street Journal: Lower Merion Educator Learns About Unreliability of Budget Airlines the Hard Way
Carrie Hemler, a Literacy Specialist at Lower Merion High School, learned about the unreliability of budget airlines the hard way, when her airline ghosted her, writes Dawn Gilbertson for The Wall Street Journal. The educator bought cheap tickets on Avelo Airlines four months ahead of a family vacation in August. Not even a month later,…
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PennDOT Starts 4-Year Project on Rt. 420 Bridges Over Darby Creek
PennDOT is starting work on a $35.8 million federally-funded project replacing the Route 420 bridges connecting Prospect Park and Tinicum Township, reports the Daily Times. The southbound and northbound bridges have deteriorated and are listed in poor and fair condition. The construction will last until the summer of 2027. Two lanes will be maintained during…
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Rare Steel Heavyweight Train Car That Became Part of ‘Paoli Local’ Restaurant to be Restored
A rare anthracite-region steel heavyweight office Lehigh & New England Railroad train car that was part of the ‘Paoli Local’ restaurant in Strafford for nearly three decades will be moved and restored, writes Dan Cupper for Trains.com. The only known surviving passenger car from the Lehigh & New England Railroad has been rescued by the…
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American Airlines Pilots Authorize Strike as Contract Talk Continue
There were American Airlines pilots protesting at Philadelphia International Airport and other airports Monday after the pilots voted to authorize a strike, reports 6abc. Philadelphia International Airport is a hub for American Airlines. There’s not much chance the authorization will generate an immediate walkout by the pilots, however. Federal law prohibits airline unions from striking…
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Wawa Station Neighbors Continue to Fight Train Horn Disruption
The noise from train horns plaguing neighbors of the new Wawa station has not gone away since the issue was first raised in early March, reports Bob Brooks for 6abc. “It has absolutely devalued my home. It has devalued all my neighbor’s homes,” said Frank Annunziato, who lives in Aston. Neighbors gathered at the Roosevelt…
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SEPTA Proposes Rideshare Service for ‘Microtransit Zones’ in Philadelphia Suburbs
SEPTA is planning to implement its own answer to Uber and Lyft, an on-demand rideshare service that would cover areas in the Philadelphia suburbs where fixed bus routes do not make economic sense but residents still want a transit option, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The proposal is part of SEPTA’s ongoing comprehensive…
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Now That SEPTA’s Not Spending for KoP Rail, Where Is It Putting the Resources Allotted to It?
The downsides to the federal derailment of the King of Prussia Rail construction have been well documented since the idea reached the end of its line. But nestled in the details of the SEPTA budget are several upsides, reported Thomas Fitzgerald in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The lemonade-from-lemons result stems from $340 million the canceled project…
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Fed’s ‘No’ Stops King of Prussia Rail Line in Its Tracks
All work on the proposed King of Prussia Rail — the four-mile transit extension to the Norristown High Speed Line — has halted. Thomas Fitzgerald reported the cessation in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The SEPTA plug-pull resulted from an assessment that a recent Federal Transit Administration (FTA) denial of a new-transit capital grant will propel costs…
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Sleepless in Delco: Wawa Train Horns Fraying Nerves
There’s a noisy distraction interfering with the sleep of residents in Middletown, Aston, and Chester Heights—the train horn from the SEPTA Wawa train line, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The ‘incessant train horns” sound out at all hours, residents said. Residents want noise and nuisance ordinances in their towns enforced to limit the…
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Bipartisan Bill Could Ban Cellphone Usage Behind Wheel in the Keystone State
Pennsylvania could soon join the growing list of states banning cell phone use while behind the wheel, writes Anthony Hennen for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A bipartisan bill in the state Senate would punish motorists using their phones and not paying proper attention to the road ahead with legal penalties for distracted driving. The existing law…
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SEPTA’s Got a New Trolley Fleet Coming to the Region
SEPTA’s current line of trollies came in when Ronald Reagan was president. Now the transportation authority is spending $714 million to replace the fleet, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Alstom Transportation Inc. will build 130 new streetcars, with an option to build 30 more for $148.5 million, if SEPTA desires. The first SEPTA…
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Federal $30M Grant Helps Airport Reach Carbon-Neutral Goals
A $30 million federal PHL infrastructure grant at the Philadelphia International Airport will go toward upgrades to airport restrooms and for energy-efficient terminals, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The grant comes from the bipartisan infrastructure bill signed into law by President Biden in late 2021. It’s specifically meant for terminal development projects…
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Pennsylvania Teens Could Get Driver’s License a Year Earlier
If approved, a new bipartisan proposal would allow Pennsylvania teen drivers to receive their driver’s license a year earlier, writes Renatta Signorini for Trib Live. Republican state Rep. Eric Nelson and state Rep. Stephen Kinsey, a Philadelphia Democrat, are looking for co-sponsors for legislation that would make 15 the age of eligibility for getting a…
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