Pennsylvania Turnpike
The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often dubbed America’s first superhighway, is a vital 360-mile toll road stretching from Ohio to New Jersey.
Opened in 1940, it revolutionized American travel with its innovative design, cutting through the Appalachian Mountains with four tunnels and serving major cities like Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia.
Today, it remains crucial for both local and interstate traffic, featuring an all-electronic tolling system and 15 service plazas.
Designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway, the Pennsylvania Turnpike is a lasting legacy of 20th-century engineering, still shaping the nation’s highway systems today.
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PennDOT Brainstorming a Reconfiguration of Route 30 Bypass
There’s no shortage of issues with the current Route 30 Bypass through Coatesville and Downingtown, and PennDOT wants to get them all on the table…
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Bloomberg: Turnpike a Contender for Trump’s Public, Private Infrastructure Partnership
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is looking to take advantage of President Donald Trump’s push to attract private investors into infrastructure rehabilitation, writes Gillian Tan for Bloomberg.…
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A Hankin Masterpiece, Eagleview Continues to Flourish After Quarter-Century
The development of Eagleview, first conceived 25 years ago by Robert Hankin, continues to flourish on its 800 acres in Upper Uwchlan and Uwchlan townships,…
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Commissioners from Chester, Montgomery Counties Share Business-Boosting Strategies
Leaders from both Chester and Montgomery counties are innovating new pro-business best practices, and on Tuesday a commissioner from each county met to share notes.…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike, America’s First Limited Access, Divided Superhighway, Turns 76
The number 76 is special to those of us who live in the Delaware Valley. The digits call to mind the signing of the Declaration…
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Credit-Card Payment Now an Option on Pennsylvania Turnpike
Drivers across the state can now pay with their credit cards at toll booths for travel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, writes Jason Laughlin for the…
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Chester County Leadership: Tom Fillippo, President of Devault Foods
Tom Fillippo, president of Devault Foods and past-president of the Chester County Economic Development Council speaks to VISTA Today about growing up in Devault near…
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New Valley Forge Turnpike Plaza Sports a Starbucks
A cup of coffee on the way to work — or any hour of the day or night — is even more convenient for Chester…
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Trammell Crow and CBRE Study: New Turnpike Ramp Drives $2.5 Billion Into Malvern
Since the 2011 groundbreaking of the the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Malvern interchange, more than $2.5 billion in business development has jumped into the fast lane. “The impact…
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Chester County Business Daily News Briefs
Chester County business daily news briefs review yesterday’s business stories important to Chester County and beyond. Chester County Library System’s (CCLS) Annual Report released last…
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Wave of Leases For Liberty Property Trust
A post-recession mindset of expansion and a new Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange at Route 29 between Malvern and King of Prussia have combined to unlock new…
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