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1999 Press Releases
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December:

TRAVEL ADVISORY Restricted Traffic Patterns for Lehigh Tunnel Dec. 28, 29 and 30
(12-23-99)

Pennsylvania Turnpike Well Equipped For Winter Weather and Holiday Traffic
(12-20-99)

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE Proposed Turnpike Widening Valley Forge Interchange to Norristown Interchange
(12-09-99)

Pennsylvania Turnpike Begins Service-Plaza Market Analysis
(12-09-99)

PA Turnpike Schedules Public Meeting Proposed Widening Valley Forge Interchange (#24) to Norristown (#25)
(12-06-99)

Turnpike Expands Coupon Options on Customers' Fare Receipts
(12-02-99)

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November:

New Connector Road into Jefferson Hills to Open November 24
(11-23-99)

Pennsylvania Turnpike Geared Up for 2 Million Thanksgiving Motorists
(11-19-99)

Pennsylvania Turnpike is Premier State Agency to Launch Microsoft Office Certification Program
(11-16-99)

Pennsylvania Turnpike Reestablishes Four Lanes in Reconstruction Project
(11-16-99)

TRAVEL ADVISORY Bridge Over Turnpike Reopening
(11-15-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Traffic Returning to Normal Lanes in Eastern Westmoreland County
(11-11-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Traffic Returning to Normal Configuration at Monroeville Interchange
(11-09-99)

Draft EIS Available, Public Hearing Set for Mon/Fayette Expressway Project from Uniontown to the Brownsville Area
(11-04-99)

TRAVEL ADVISORY SINGLE LANE PATTERNS FOUR MILES NORTH OF MID-COUNTY INTERCHANGE
(11-02-99)

Pennsylvania Turnpike Honored for Awarding Contracts to Minority/Women Owned Firms
(11-01-99)

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October:

Turnpike's First Mon/Fayette Expressway Project in Fayette County to Open March 1, 2000
(10-15-99)

URGENT TRAVEL ADVISORY Ongoing Turnpike Reconstruction Project May Cause Long Delays on Friday, Sunday
(10-15-99)

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September:

TRAVEL ADVISORY Ongoing 10-Mile Reconstruction Project Limits Traffic to Single Lanes in Franklin County
(09-30-99)

TRAVEL ADVISORY Pennsylvania Turnpike Begins Construction of 45,000 SF Central-Office Addition
(09-21-99)

TRAVEL ADVISORY Courtney Hill Road in the New Eagle Area of Washington County Closed
(09-16-99)

TRAVEL ADVISORY Traffic Stoppages Near Pittsburgh Interchange (Exit 6) on State Route 22 and 376 in Monroeville, Allegheny County
(09-08-99)

TRAVEL ADVISORY Turnpike Starts 10-Mile Total Reconstruction in Franklin County
(09-03-99)

Motorists Traveling the PA Turnpike Urged to Drive with Caution this Labor Day Weekend
(09-01-99)

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August:

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Traffic Stoppages Scheduled for Overhead Bridge Replacement Project at Milepost 79
(08-30-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Traffic Stoppages at Milepost 161.5 near Breezewood Interchange in Bedford County
(08-30-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Single Lane Patterns on the Northeastern Extension
(08-30-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Traffic Stoppages Extended for Overhead Bridge Replacement Project at Milepost 79
(08-24-99)

Turnpike Names Customer Service Deputy Executive Director
(08-23-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Traffic Stoppages Scheduled for Overhead Bridge Replacement Project at Milepost 79
(08-20-99)

Turnpike Announces Fiscal 1998-99 Financial Results
(08-18-99)

TRAVEL ADVISORY Periodic Lane Closures Expected at PA Turnpike's Delaware River Bridge Interchange (Exit #30)
(08-05-99)

PTC Sets Public Meetings for its Southern Beltway Project Between the Canonsburg and Finleyville Areas
(08-03-99)

TRAVEL ADVISORY Turnpike Travel Restrictions and Delays in Westmoreland County Extended Through Thursday, August 4, 1999
(08-03-99)

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July:

TRAVEL ADVISORY Single-Lane Pattern and 40 M.P.H. Speed Limit on Turnpike in Westmoreland County
(07-28-99)

PA Turnpike Detours Traffic on the Northeastern Extension (I-476)
(07-26-99)

TRAVEL ADVISORY Traffic Stoppages and Detour Near Pittsburgh Interchange (Exit 6) on PA Turnpike in Allegheny County
(07-22-99)

MORE PROPERTY ENTRY NOTICES BEING MAILED AS STUDIES CONTINUE FOR SOUTHERN BELTWAY PROJECT BETWEEN U.S. ROUTE 22 AND I-79
(07-22-99)

TRAVEL ADVISORY EVENING SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC PATTERNS PA TURNPIKE'S DELAWARE RIVER BRIDGE (Exit 30)
(07-22-99)

Periodic Lane Closures Expected at PA Turnpike's Delaware River Bridge Interchange (Exit #30)
(07-19-99)

TRAVEL ADVISORY Route 51 Rebuild in Jefferson Hills, One Intersection to Reopen, Another to Close Permanently
(07-14-99)

TRAVEL ADVISORY Periodic Lane Closures at Delaware Valley Interchange (Exit #29)
(07-08-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Single-Lane Traffic Patterns Between the Willow Grove and Fort Washington Interchanges
(07-08-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Single-Lane Traffic Patterns on the Northeastern Extension (I-476)
(07-08-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Single-Lane Traffic Patterns Between the Philadelphia and Willow Grove Interchanges
(07-08-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Resurfacing of Coal Valley Road #2 Near South Hills Health Center in Jefferson Hills Borough, Allegheny County
(07-02-99)

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June:

Turnpike to Ease Construction for Long Holiday Season
(06-29-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY New Traffic Patterns at the Lehigh Valley Interchange
(06-22-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Huston Run Road to Be Severed
(06-17-99)

TRAVEL ADVISORY Periodic Lane Closures at Philadelphia Interchange (Exit 28)
(06-17-99)

TRAVEL ADVISORY Shifting Traffic Lanes and Stoppages West of Reading Interchange
(06-16-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Traffic Patterns Shift to New Schuylkill River Bridge Span
(06-15-99)

PA Turnpike Commission Announces Economic Impact Study for Proposed Turnpike/I-95 Interchange
(06-15-99)

Agreement Approved to Accelerate Route 51 Rebuild in Jefferson Hills
(06-15-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Evening Single Lane Traffic Patterns on PA Turnpike's Delaware River Bridge (Exit 30)
(06-01-99)

Construction Resumes on Delaware River Bridge (Exit #30)
(06-01-99)

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May:

More Federal Money Announced for Mon/Fayette Expressway
(05-28-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Gill Hall Road in Allegheny County Reduced to a Single Lane
(05-27-99)

PA Turnpike Motorists Urged to Slow Down and Buckle Up Memorial Day Weekend
(05-25-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Periodic Lane Closures at Ft. Washington (Exit 26) and Willow Grove (Exit 27) Interchanges
(05-24-99)

NEW MON/FAYETTE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT INCLUDES WHAT WILL BE THE HIGHEST BRIDGES ON PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE SYSTEM
(05-18-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Turnpike Stops Traffic on 22 and 376 for Bridge Construction Near Pittsburgh Interchange (Exit 6), Allegheny County
(05-12-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY 1999 Construction Season in Full Swing in Western PA
(05-07-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Ramp Bridge to 22 and 376 Reduced to an 11-Foot Lane at Pittsburgh Interchange (Exit 6) in Allegheny County
(05-07-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Traffic Stoppages on I-70 Near the New Stanton Interchange and on Turnpike Ramp to I-70 West in Westmoreland County
(05-07-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Intermittent Daytime Closures on Coyle Curtain Road in Washington County Beginning Monday, May 10, 1999
(05-06-99)

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Approves 1999 - 2000 Budget, Capital Plan
(05-05-99)

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April:

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Periodic Lane Closures at Mid-County and Norristown Interchanges
(04-20-99)

Contract Awarded for Mon/Fayette Expressway Construction in Eastern Washington County
(04-20-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Traffic Patterns to Change on Route 51 in Jefferson Hills
(04-16-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Single Lane Crossover Pattern and Periodic Stoppages on Turnpike in Somerset County
(04-15-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Chess Road (Township Road 345) in Fayette County to Close for Construction Next Week
(04-14-99)

Contract Awarded for More Mon/Fayette Expressway Construction
(04-06-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Traffic Stoppages for Overhead Bridge Removal at Milepost 79 in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County
(04-05-99)

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March:

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Traffic Stoppages for Rock Scaling in Bedford County RESCHEDULED
(03-19-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY New Traffic Patterns and Stoppages on Turnpike Near Breezewood Interchange in Bedford County RESCHEDULED
(03-16-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Traffic Stoppages for Rock Scaling in Bedford County Delayed Due to Weather
(03-10-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY New Traffic Patterns and Stoppages on Turnpike Near Breezewood Interchange in Bedford County
(03-09-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Traffic Stoppages to Occur on Turnpike in Bedford County March 10 and March 16
(03-08-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Bridge Carrying State Route 819 Over PA Turnpike at Milepost 79 in Mount Pleasant to be Closed March 8
(03-03-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Single-Lane Pattern, Detour and Intermittent Stoppages Affect Westbound Interstate 70 Beginning Monday, March 8
(03-03-99)

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February:

Route 51 in Jefferson Hills will Be One Lane Each Direction through Mid-November
(02-26-99)

Pennsylvania Turnpike Proposed Route 29 Slip Ramps: Community Advisory Committee Announced
(02-25-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Exiting Traffic Patterns Shift as Construction Enters New Phase at the Lehigh Valley Interchange
(02-24-99)

More Property Entry Notices Being Mailed Relative to Studies for Southern Beltway Project Between U.S. Route 22 and I-79
(02-22-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Single-Lane Pattern, Detour and Intermittent Traffic Stoppages Affect Eastbound Interstate 70 Travelers Beginning February 22, 1999
(02-17-99)

First Contract Awarded for Mon/Fayette Expressway Construction in Allegheny County
(02-16-99)

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Single-Lane Pattern on the Delaware River Bridge
(02-12-99)

Turnpike Coupon Program Gets Underway
(02-01-99)

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January:

PA Turnpike: Traffic Growth, Solid Management Produce Strong Fiscal Results
(01-21-99)

Weather-Related Damage Forces Repairs to PA Turnpike
(01-19-99)

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