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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 ...
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 ...
The turnpike, an early long-distance limited-access U.S. highway, was a model for future limited-access toll roads and the Interstate Highway System. It was extended east to Valley Forge in 1950 and west to the Ohio state line in 1951. The road was extended east to the Delaware River in 1954, and construction began on its Northeast Extension ...
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 ...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeast Extension across eastern Pennsylvania, cosigned with Interstate 476. The James E. Ross Highway in western Pennsylvania, cosigned with Interstate 376. The Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass in western Pennsylvania, signed as Pennsylvania Route 66.
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Interstate 476 (I-476) is a 132.1-mile (212.6 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway of I-76 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.The highway runs from I-95 near Chester north to I-81 near Scranton, serving as the primary north–south Interstate corridor through eastern Pennsylvania.
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 ...