Streets & Roads

The first part of a triple threat of icy conditions arrives Saturday in the Delaware Valley, putting Valentine’s Day and President’s Day weekend plans under threat.

A lawn is among the amenities included in the city’s proposed redesign of the intersection of Broad, Erie, and Germantown. The design aims to improve safety and add green.

Mantua residents are working with city transportation planners to improve safety on a dangerous corridor. Changes are expected to come later this year.

The bikeway runs along the middle of North American Street, connecting Northern Liberties to Fairhill.

Pennsylvania Turnpike officials are reminding drivers that toll increases go into effect this weekend along with a hefty surcharge on non-EZ-Pass users.

The 20-year, $90 million project to connect Norristown to the broader highway system is complete. Officials hope this will spur local development.

Mayor Kenney cut funding for Philadelphia’s Vision Zero project earlier this year. But after an astronomical number of hit-and-runs, it’s time he reinvests.

New Jersey State Police said that they have responded to 207 car crashes and 426 motorist aids since Wednesday morning.

“This is not a Nascar racing zone,” Donna Price, a North Philadelphia block captain, said. “We’re going to slow it down and have safety for our children.”

Pennsylvania’s top meteorologist says Wednesday’s winter storm is a big one for parts of the commonwealth.

To keep up with the latest information as the storm progresses, follow 511PA via its traveler information website and mapping tool.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation has issued a commercial vehicle ban on seven interstate highways starting at 1 p.m. 

The new — and higher — Portal North bridge is a key component of the broader Gateway Project, which includes modernizing rail infrastructure between Newark and Penn Station.

Philadelphia has installed permanent bicycle use counters along two heavily used Center City bike lanes.

The action marked the fifth time that the agency's board has postponed automatic biennial increases that are pegged to the Consumer Price Index.