When it opened, the PA Turnpike not only paved the way for our nation’s Interstate Highway System, but also for the future of Pennsylvania. Once the PA Turnpike was constructed, towns and cities grew around the superhighway, creating economic development opportunities throughout the Commonwealth.

Today, the PA Turnpike has nearly 70 interchanges, which have brought an economic boom to many small towns and cities in Pennsylvania, which motorists now have greater access to visit.

The State Route 29 Interchange, which opened in 2012, sparked significant economic growth in Chester County. The interchange increased accessibility to the area prompting Endo International Pharma to relocate to Malvern and enabling other large real estate investments and commercial growth.

The Southern Beltway, which opened in June 2022, has increased access to sites developed along the Energy Commerce & Innovation Corridor near Pittsburgh International Airport, which includes 52 miles of largely untapped private, commercial and industrial lands. The Southern Beltway is one of several infrastructure enhancements in that area including the completion of Shell Polymers Monaca, a major petrochemical plant with 600 employees, and the $1.57 billion Terminal Modernization Project at Pittsburgh International Airport.