Lincoln Highway
Historic long-distance highway in the United States
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| 2025 |
New Jersey Route 139
The US Department of Transportation awarded a $25 million grant to the Port Authority to narrow 12th Street between Jersey Avenue and Marin Boulevard.
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| February 2025 |
U.S. Route 30 in Ohio
ODOT released a report stating that the completion of the US 30 project was not necessary, though local counties continued to encourage its construction.
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| January 5 2025 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Toll gantries activated on the Northeast Extension and mainline turnpike east of the Reading interchange.
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| January 2025 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Tolls expected to increase by five percent, based on distance traveled.
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| 2024 |
San Francisco Ferry Building
Electronic loudspeakers that played Westminster Chimes and a siren noise were removed due to issues with the city's siren system.
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| September 24 2024 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) announced plans to widen the stretch between mileposts 160 and 163 to six lanes, including replacement of the Breezewood interchange to add a connection between the turnpike and I-70.
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| 2023 |
Dugway Proving Ground
Base hosted an 'Alien Invasion' themed Halloween 5K and 10K run, further satirizing UFO conspiracy theories surrounding the location.
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| December 2022 |
U.S. Route 1 in Pennsylvania
Reconstruction and widening project of US 1 between Old Lincoln Highway and Rockhill Drive interchange was completed.
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| July 24 2022 | Deputy Matthew Yates was killed inside a trailer at Harmony Estates MHP while responding to a shooting report. A section of US 40 from Tuttle Road to state route 54 in South Vienna was designated as the 'Deputy Matthew Yates Memorial Highway' in his memory. |
| January 28 2022 |
Forbes Avenue
The Fern Hollow Bridge carrying Forbes Avenue collapsed at approximately 6:45 AM EST, injuring ten people and trapping six vehicles, including a Port Authority articulated bus. The collapse also ruptured a 16-inch natural gas pipeline, causing a massive leak that was quickly isolated by Peoples Natural Gas.
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| 2021 |
Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Proving Ground's police department organized a community event featuring shooting targets with alien profiles for children to target with airsoft guns, playfully engaging with UFO speculation.
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| 2021 |
Utah State Route 138
Segment of SR-179 between SR-138 and I-80 was completed, fulfilling the conditions for the route truncation.
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| 2021 |
U.S. Route 30 in Ohio
Stark County Area Transportation Study recommended relocating US 30 to East Rochester using a combination of two- and four-lane facilities.
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| October 2021 |
U.S. Route 30 in Ohio
ODOT completed an RCUT (Restricted Crossing U-Turn) conversion at Thayer Road north of Lima, costing $2.3 million, to improve safety and reduce crashes.
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| October 28 2021 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Design work began on the PA 130 interchange project, projected to be completed by 2038.
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| March 22 2021 |
U.S. Route 1 in Pennsylvania
Construction began to rebuild and widen US 1 between Rockhill Drive in Bensalem Township and north of the US 1 Bus. interchange in Middletown Township, with completion expected in mid-2026.
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| 2020 |
Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Proving Ground recorded a resident population of 342 according to the United States Census, all residing in the community of Dugway, Utah.
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| 2020 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Completes transition to all-electronic tolling system using E-ZPass and automatic license plate recognition.
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| March 2020 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
The switch to electronic tolling was accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| March 1 2020 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
All-electronic tolling implemented early due to COVID-19 pandemic, removing E-ZPass user restrictions.
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| February 2020 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
PTC decided to bypass the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel with a new six-lane road to the south, which is expected to be cheaper and have less environmental impact.
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| 2019 |
New Jersey Route 139
Route 139's lower level improvements included new lighting and pavement markings.
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| 2019 |
U.S. Route 30 in Ohio
A $300-million federally funded project was announced to extend the US 30 freeway section from Trump Avenue to SR 44, aimed at reducing traffic through East Canton.
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| December 13 2019 |
Dugway Proving Ground
U.S. Air Force kept the Ultra Long Endurance Aircraft Platform (Ultra LEAP) airborne for two days during surveillance drone testing at the site.
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| October 27 2019 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Electronic tolling was implemented at the eastbound Gateway mainline toll plaza.
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| September 1 2019 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Turnpike launched a smartphone app for paying tolls.
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| July 16 2019 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
PTC voted to allocate $30 million for a new interchange from the turnpike to PA 130 in Penn Township, between exits 57 and 67.
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| April 2019 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Sunoco/A-Plus locations began conversion to 7-Elevens as part of an agreement for 7-Eleven to take over Sunoco's company-owned convenience stores.
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| 2018 | Business Loop 70 was extended east across Hinkson Creek, then south as an outer road to US Route 63, changing the route's previous entrance configuration. |
| December 2018 |
New Jersey Route 139
The lower level of Route 139 was temporarily restored to four lanes.
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| December 2018 |
Parleys Canyon
A $5 million wildlife overpass was completed over Interstate 80 in Parleys Canyon, spanning 50 feet wide and 320 feet long. The project includes 3.5 miles of fencing to guide wildlife safely across the highway near exit 140.
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| October 29 2018 |
U.S. Route 1 in Pennsylvania
Construction began on a project to reconstruct and widen US 1 between Old Lincoln Highway and the Rockhill Drive interchange in Bensalem Township, with the project completed in December 2022.
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| September 2018 |
Dugway Proving Ground
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an investigation report on biosecurity lapses at Dugway, revealing that out of 35 specific changes sought by the U.S. Army, only 18 had been implemented. The report highlighted deficiencies in DOD's infrastructure capabilities and risk assessment processes.
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| June 2018 |
New Jersey Route 139
The Pulaski Skyway reopened in mid-2018.
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| June 2018 |
U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania
The damaged road section in East Pittsburgh reopened after the landslide.
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| May 2018 |
Utah State Route 138
Utah Transportation Commission passed a motion to truncate the east end of SR-138 to the future Tooele Midvalley Highway (SR-179).
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| April 7 2018 |
U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania
A section of US 30 in East Pittsburgh sank down a hill after a landslide, destroying one apartment building and threatening another.
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| November 2017 |
County Route 501
County officials launched a safety campaign targeting the five most dangerous intersections on Kennedy Boulevard.
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| May 2017 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Art Sparks program began, installing public art created by local students at service plazas, with the first mural unveiled at the Lawn service plaza.
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| March 17 2017 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
PTC announced removal of traffic light feedback signals for E-ZPass users.
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| 2016 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Begins phasing out cash toll collection, transitioning to an all-electronic tolling system.
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| September 2016 |
U.S. Route 30 in Ohio
ODOT director approved a regional transportation improvement project allowing Stark, Carroll, and Columbiana counties to collaborate on securing funding for the US 30 extension.
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| August 4 2016 |
U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania
The $10 million Gap bypass was opened to improve traffic flow and safety at the congested intersection of US 30 and PA 41.
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| January 3 2016 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Electronic tolling was introduced at the westbound Delaware River Bridge mainline toll plaza.
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| 2015 |
U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation began a project to build a bypass north of Gap for westbound US 30 between PA 772 and PA 41 intersections.
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| May 2015 |
Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Proving Ground laboratory inadvertently shipped live anthrax bacillus to multiple locations across nine states, including Texas, Maryland, Wisconsin, Delaware, New Jersey, Tennessee, New York, California, and Virginia. The samples were supposed to be inert but were found to be live, prompting a military investigation.
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| January 7 2015 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike
PTC committed $45 million to building the Lafayette Street interchange project.
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| 2014 |
U.S. Route 30 in Ohio
Discussions continued about the US 30 expansion, with emerging consensus that local funding would be necessary.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Utah State Route 138, Dugway Proving Ground, Pennsylvania Turnpike, U.S. Route 40, Forbes Avenue, U.S. Route 30 in Ohio, Parleys Canyon, San Francisco Ferry Building, New Jersey Route 139, U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania, U.S. Route 1 in Pennsylvania & County Route 501 (New Jersey), which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.