Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Year-old texting-while-driving ban nets Pa. over 1,300 tickets.
It's only been a year, but 111 people in Montgomery County have already felt the burn. On March 8, 2012, the new Pennsylvania law took effect – no longer could drivers in the Commonwealth text and drive. In the year since, over 1,300 tickets have been issued to drivers in the state, according to the AAA Mid-Atlantic. Of those tickets, 40 percent were issued in the Greater Philadelphia area. Where did Montgomery County stack up? Area residents netted their fair share of offenses. In the last 365 days, 111 tickets were issued to Montco drivers for texting while driving. According to Philly.com, AAA spokespersons think the higher local average has most to due with volume. "The high percent of citations issued in Philadelphia and its suburbs …
Friday, March 8, 2013
Road closures are expected on Saturday, March 9 into Sunday, March 10.
If you plan on using the Pennsylvania Turnpike through Willow Grove this weekend, you may want to avoid nighttime travel. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has said that Easton Road will be closed and detoured between Fitzwatertown Road and West Mill Road in Upper Moreland on Saturday, March 9 from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, March 10. Loftus Construction will be removing steel beams from the Turnpike mainline bridge located a half-mile south of the Willow Grove ramps. Traffic will not be permitted through the construction zone between Maryland Road and Wyandotte Road until Sunday morning. Only local traffic on Easton Road will be permitted through the detour. The PennDOT-approved detours to use are: Due to the recent snow, however, if …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
PennDOT, police and safety partners will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Montgomery County Courthouse.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Officials will discuss “Operation Safe Holiday,” an initiative including seat-belt, aggressive-driving and impaired-driving enforcement, and the consequences of driving impaired by drugs or alcohol at a press conference today at the Montgomery County Courthouse. Police will explain the sobriety checkpoints, roving patrols and traffic safety patrols they’ll use to crack down on aggressive or impaired drivers. Also as part of the event, the Pennsylvania DUI Association’s DUI Victims’ Moving Memorial will be on display. The moving memorial is housed in a 30-foot trailer and is a replica of the permanent DUI Victims’ Memorial Garden in Harrisburg. It includes a 25-foot wall printed with the names of people who have been killed by drunk drivers…
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
PennDOT photo and drivers license centers will be closed Nov. 10 through 12 in observance of Veterans Day.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed Saturday, Nov. 10 through Monday, Nov. 12 in observance of Veterans Day. Customers may still obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services online through PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website, www.dmv.state.pa.us. Driver and vehicle online services are available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week and include driver’s license and photo ID renewals; vehicle registration renewals; driver-history services; changes of address; driver license and vehicle registration restoration letters; ability to pay driver license restoration fee or vehicle …
Monday, October 29, 2012
I-76 and I-476 are among the closed state roads Monday night.
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Monday, October 29, 2012
PennDOT announced Monday that several state highways, including I-95, I-476 and I-76, would be closed to all non-emergency vehicles until 2 a.m. Tuesday morning in response to Hurricane Sandy. The transportation department closed "the full length of Interstates 95 and 676; I-476 (non-toll portion); I-76 from the Pa. Turnpike to Passyunk Avenue and the U.S. Route 1 Extension in Philadelphia to all traffic except emergency vehicles," according to a release. The PA turnpike remains open. Before the closing, all area highways were placed under a 45 mph speed restriction. Additionally, NBC 10 is reporting that all Delaware River Port Authority bridges, the Ben Franklin, the Betsy Ross, the Commodore Barry and the Walt Whitman, are closed …
PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has reduced speed to 45 mph beginning at 10 a.m. today on various roads.
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Monday, October 29, 2012
Due to the dangerous wind speeds associated with Hurricane Sandy, beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, the PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will temporarily reduce the speed limit to 45 mph and restrict certain types of vehicles on some southeast Pennsylvania roadways. PennDOT is urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel but those who must head out will see speeds reduced to 45 mph on the following highways: Also, in conjunction with similar restrictions imposed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, these types of vehicles will be prohibited from traveling on the speed-restricted roadways: PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission may expand these restrictions to other parts of the state later today. Vehicles in these …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
PennDOT announced County Line Road will be closed nightly between Huntingdon Pike and Pine Road from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority will close County Line Road between Route 232 (Huntingdon Pike/Second Street Pike) and Pine Road in Upper Southampton and Lower Southampton townships, Bucks County and Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County beginning Sunday (Oct. 21) for water main installation, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced. County Line Road will be closed Sunday through Thursday nights from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Jan. 31. During construction, County Line Road through traffic will be detoured over Pine Road, Byberry Road, and Route 232 (Huntingdon Pike/Second Street Pike). Motorists traveling on County Line Road are advised to allow extra time when traveling through area as …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
PennDOT has announced the following through a press release.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
PennDOT has announced that parts of County Line Road will have lane closures in Lower Moreland Township. The Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority will be test drilling and will cause lane closures between Centennial Rd. and Pine Rd. Morning commuters should expect some delays since work will start at 9 a.m. Lane closures are expected to end about 3 p.m. Test drilling will occur from Oct. 15 to Oct. 19.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Motorists are asked to use the detour between Terwood Rd. and Welsh Rd.
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Monday, October 15, 2012
PennDOT announced that Washington Lane in Lower Moreland Township is closed today, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for base repair. The road is closed and there is a detour between Terwood Rd. and Welsh Rd. The road is expected to be open Tuesday, Oct 16.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
A look at the injunction against the Voter ID Law.
Judge Robert Simpson issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday morning, halting certain aspects of the Voter ID Law from impacting the November presidential election. While the decision does not repeal the law that requires citizens to show photo identification to vote, if upheld, the ruling allows registered voters to cast ballots without an ID. To issue an injunction on the law, Simpson was tasked to consider two questions—does the issuance of IDs "comport with liberal access" that the General Assembly required, and will no voter disenfranchisement exist if the law is implemented this fall? Liberal Access? In returning the case to Simpson, the commonwealth's Supreme Court said then-current procedures were "contrary" to liberal access—a …
Joe Albin
11:34 am on Friday, March 15, 2013
Not only should they get a ticket but also be charged points. That way when their insurance rate goes up they may stop this nonsense. more ›