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  2. Lehigh Tunnel - Wikipedia

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    Lehigh Tunnel northbound entrance. Construction on this tunnel began on September 21, 1955. [5] Originally a single tunnel that opened to traffic on April 1, 1957, [6] [7] turnpike officials changed the name from the originally-planned "T. J. Evans Tunnel" to the "Lehigh Tunnel" after Evans, chair of the turnpike commission during the time the tunnel was planned, was accused of defrauding the ...

  3. Interstate 476 - Wikipedia

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    In 1996, the I-476 designation was affixed to the preexisting Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, replacing Pennsylvania Route 9 (PA 9). This was an older four-lane pre-Interstate limited-access highway that opened in sections between 1955 and 1957.

  4. Pennsylvania Turnpike - Wikipedia

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    The turnpike has 15 service plazas on the mainline and two on the Northeast Extension. Each plaza has several fast-food restaurants , a Sunoco gas station, and a 7-Eleven convenience store. Other amenities include ATMs, E-ZPass sales, free cellphone charging, Pennsylvania Lottery sales, picnic areas, restrooms, tourist information, Travel Board ...

  5. This Upper Bucks County bridge is to be demolished as part of ...

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    The work is part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s "project to reconstruct and widen Interstate 476 (Northeast Extension) between Mileposts A38 and A44 in Montgomery and Bucks counties ...

  6. Section of Turnpike's Northeast Extension to close for 55 ...

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    Oct. 13—WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is warning motorists to change travel plans or prepare for a lengthy detour due to a continuous, 55-hour weekend closure planned ...

  7. PennDOT previews 2024 construction projects in the Northeast ...

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    Apr. 2—WILKES-BARRE — PennDOT will begin 102 new projects this construction season and continue 99 ongoing projects, with a total cost of approximately $838 million, Engineering District 4 ...

  8. Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    A toll highway along the present-day I-81 corridor through Pennsylvania was planned in the 1950s. The section from Scranton to the New York state line was planned as a continuation of the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A new extension of the turnpike between Harrisburg and Scranton was also proposed.

  9. List of tunnels in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) 4,727 feet (1,441 m) [49] Laurel Hill Tunnel: Cook and Jefferson Townships Pennsylvania Turnpike (abandoned) 4,541 feet (1,384 m) 1940 [50] Lehigh Tunnel: Lehigh and Carbon counties I-476 (Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike) Blue Mountain: 4,400 feet (1,300 m) 1957, 1991 [51] Liberty Tunnel: Pittsburgh