Transportation
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Taking a Toll on Travel Expenses: Cost of Delaware River Crossings to Rise
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) has approved its first toll in a decade, raising tolls for most passenger vehicles from $1 to $3, reports Sarah Cassi for Lehigh Valley Live. The increases were approved by an 8-1 vote. New Jersey Commissioner Lori Ciesla, who also serves as a Warren County commissioner, was the lone “no”…
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Road Relief: PennDOT Schedules Pothole Repairs for Five Bucks County State-Owned Highways
The gut-wrenching ka-WHAM of bouncing your car through a bomb-crater in the middle of a Bucks County highway may become a little rarer, thanks to a PennDOT effort. Travel may be restricted over the next few weeks, as road crews patch and fill, but the delays will make spring and summer travel less stressful, reports CBS Philly. Six local state routes are…
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Making Way for Air Force One, Chester County Flying Field Cools Its Heels on Standby as Revenue Soars Away
When Joe Biden assumed the Office of the Presidency, a small airport in Chester County faced a new set of restrictions that have severely impacted its operations, writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press. Whenever Biden travels to Greenville, Del., temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) are initiated over a 12-nautical-mile radius around his home. New…
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Bucks County Township Has Eyes on How You Drive around its Schools
Bensalem is using a high-tech solution to increase traffic safety around its schools, reports CBS3. Officials reported the installation of 27 beacons that transmit live traffic information to police. This smart technology uses cameras and radar to report activity around the township’s 14 schools. The goal is to cut down on speeding and other dangerous driving in school…
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Commuter Cone-sternation: Route 1 Overhaul Creeps into Next Phase
PennDOT’s large-scale project to overhaul Route 1 moved into its second phase this week, writes Tom Sofield for LevittownNow. The state transportation department confirms that the second phase of the project will begin work between the Neshaminy Interchange in Bensalem and just past the Penndel/Business Route 1 (Lincoln Highway) Interchange in Middletown Township. Construction barriers are already appearing…
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Pennsylvania Gives Green Drivers a Helpful Jolt by Installing Electrical Vehicle Chargers in Quakertown
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is using nearly $1 million in grants to install fast chargers in the area, including a site in Quakertown, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Two charging stations are heading to 100 N.W. End Boulevard in Quakertown, along busy Route 309. Officials said the chargers are intended to serve local residents of single homes and apartments. They are…
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Historical Marker to Celebrate Area Doctor Who Aided Wright Brothers in Achieving First Flight
A new marker in West Brandywine Township will recognize George Spratt, a Coatesville doctor who helped the Wright brothers achieve the first flight, writes Marlene Lang for Phoenixville Patch. Spratt was a pioneer in aviation design who chose farming and amateur aeronautics over practicing medicine. He was a good friend of the Wright brothers, and…
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New York Times: Rajie Cook, Washington Crossing Designer of Worldwide Pictogram Symbols, Dies at Age 90
Rajie Cook, the Washington Crossing designer who, together with Don Shanosky, developed the pictogram symbols used around the globe to identify public spaces, died on February 6 aged 90, writes Neil Genzlinger for The New York Times. Cook & Shanosky Associates won a contract in 1974 to develop a set of symbols that could be universally understood to provide information…
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Bucks County Drivers Likely to Shell out More for Gasoline this Summer
Hold onto your wallets, drivers; the summer 2021 weekend zips to the Shore or the Poconos are almost certain to cost more, reports Chris Ullery in the Bucks County Courier Times. Bucks County currently holds the second-highest per-gallon gas price in the suburbs, at $2.97, jumping $.03 in one weekend. And it’s not expected to get any better. Summer projections show a possible rise to $3.50…
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Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission Proposes Tripling Some Tolls This Year to $3
Due to Reduced Traffic During Pandemic Months, Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission Proposes Tripling Some Tolls This Year to $3 Due to the significantly reduced traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic months, New Hope-based Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission is proposing on tripling some passenger vehicles tolls to $3 this year, writes Sarah Cassi…
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Cement Sailboat Abandoned in Tullytown Marina Gets Makeover Series on YouTube
A cement sailboat abandoned at D&S Marina in Tullytown has a new owner who is documenting the rehabilitation in a YouTube video series, Float Jawn, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Amede Bennett got the 1974 sailboat that is docked in the Delaware River from Craigslist. The price was the main driving point for…
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At $21M, Toll Violations at Turnpike Interchanges in Montgomery, Bucks Counties Account for More Than Half of Tolls Owed
Standing at $21 million, toll violations at turnpike interchanges in Montgomery and Bucks counties, the two busiest interchanges in Pennsylvania, now account for more than half of the total amount currently owed statewide, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. “These violators are not those who understandably may be confused by the toll lanes…
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Latest Election Will Put Democrats In Charge of SEPTA for First Time Ever
The latest election will switch control over SEPTA from Republicans to Democrats for the first time in the transportation agency’s history, writes Jason Laughlin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Earlier this week, Democrats won control of Chester, Delaware, and Bucks counties’ board of commissioners. This gives them the option of replacing the Republicans representing those counties…
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PA Turnpike sets 10th straight toll hike
A new year means higher tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Motorists will see a 6 percent increase for cash and E-ZPass beginning Sunday. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says the increase, approved by commissioners last July, is needed to meet funding and capital-improvement obligations, writes philly.com. The Mid-County Interchange in Plymouth Township is the turnpike’s largest…
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