The National Road, which cuts through southwestern Pennsylvania, was the country's first federally-funded highway. The path that would eventually become the National Road was originally cut by Native ...

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Traditional Pennsylvania Turnpike interchanges will be a thing of the past come January 2027, when the 85-year-old technology will be swapped for open road tolling across the entire roadway. Toll ...

Drivers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County have likely noticed one of the toll road's newest features. Gantries are helping the turnpike transition to open road tolling. By 2027, they ...