PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION
CONSTRUCTION the public starting October 1st .
Investing in modernization The world has changed a lot in 75 years , and the Pennsylvania Turnpike must continually change and grow with it to keep up with the needs of those who travel its roadways every day . This can take several forms , from commuter outreach and tech investments — like its award-winning Trip Talk app — to roadway construction . Over the past 15 years , the PTC ’ s largest initiative has been its sweeping total reconstruction program . Since 2000 , the highway commission has been removing road bed down to subgrade , upgrading surfaces and replacing drainage systems , and in many cases widening the original 4-lane 10 foot median model to a more modern 6-lane , 26 foot median setup equipped to handle today ’ s traffic .
“ We ’ re excited to say we ’ re now over 100 miles of reconstructed turnpike across the state ,” said Heigel , noting that the commission reached an all-time high of 22 miles under construction this summer . “ We have about another 130 miles in design , moving through at different levels of completeness and preliminary design , as we continue to maintain a very robust capital plan exceeding about $ 600 million of investment into our highway on the fiscal year .”
A more recent major project for the PTC is an expansion to I-95 that had been long discussed and is now underway , including contracts to construct ramps that will connect northbound
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