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Construction Progress Photos

Eastbound paving begins

March 2025 - Paving begins on the eastbound side of I-76

New eastbound on-ramp

March 2025 - Looking down the new eastbound on-ramp at the Downingtown Interchange

Pine Creek bridge construction

March 2025 - Construction of the new bridge over Pine Creek Road

Excavation for widening

February 2025 - Excavation for widening on the eastbound side of I-76

Interchange bridge construction

February 2025 - Construction of the new bridge at the Downingtown Interchange

Retaining wall construction

February 2025 - Completed construction of one of the new retaining walls to support Turnpike widening

Retaining wall construction

December 2024 - Panels in place as construction progresses on a large retaining wall

WB paving

December 2024 - Paving operations are underway at the EB limit of the project

Pine Creek Bridge construction

December 2024 - The concrete deck is in place on the outer portion of the EB side of the new Pine Creek bridge

Retaining wall construction

October 2024 - Construction of a large retaining wall to support Turnpike widening

Wall painting

October 2024 - Workers put the final coat of paint on a new retaining wall

Parapet construction

October 2024 - Parapet construction for one of the project's noise walls

WB retaining wall construction

September 2024 - Construction of a large retaining wall on the WB side of I-76

Interchange bridge construction

September 2024 - Construction of the new Turnpike bridge at the Downingtown Interchange

EB retaining wall construction

September 2024 - Retaining wall construction on the EB side of I-76

WB paving

September 2024 - Paving operations are underway on the WB Turnpike

EB ramp construction

September 2024 - Construction of the new EB on-ramp at the Downingtown Interchange

Pine Creek bridge construction

September 2024 - Construction continues on the bridge carrying I-76 over Pine Creek Road

Retaining wall construction

August 2024 - Construction of a large retaining wall for I-76 widening

Bridge & noise all construction

August 2024 - Sound wall and bridge construction at Pine Creek Road

Base paving

August 2024 - Pavement base in place for Turnpike widening

Downingtown Interchange construction

July 2024 - Ramp and bridge construction at the Downingtown Interchange

Eastbound widening

July 2024 - Pavement base in place on the outside eastbound lanes

Pine Creek bridge construction

July 2024 - Construction of the outside portion of the bridge over Pine Creek Road

Westbound excavation

July 2024 - Excavation for widening the outside westbound lanes of I-76

EB Pine Creek bridge construction

May 2024 - Beams in place for the outside section of the new EB bridge over Pine Creek Road

Pine Creek retaining wall

May 2024 - New retaining wall on the EB side of Pine Creek Road

Drainage basin

May 2024 - One of the project's twenty-eight permanent drainage basins

Pine Creek bridge construction

May 2024 - Construction of the outer section of the new bridge over Pine Creek Road

Basin construction

May 2024 - One of twenty-eight sediment basins along the project corridor

EB retaining wall construction

May 2024 - Retaining wall construction along the eastbound side of I-76

westbound excavation

March 2024 - Excavation for widening on the westbound side of I-76

Retaining wall construction

March 2024 - Retaining wall construction on the eastbound side of the Turnpike

Downingtown interchange construction

March 2024 - Construction of new ramps at the Downingtown Interchange

Retaining wall construction

February 2024 - Retaining wall construction at the new Turnpike bridge over ramps at the Downingtown Interchange

Foundation construction

February 2024 - Foundation construction for the westbound side of the new Turnpike bridge over Pine Creek Road

Westbound excavation

February 2024 - Excavators grade and compact fill dirt to create a third WB lane and shoulder along I-76 near the Turnpike's Downingtown Exit

Retaining wall construction

December 2023 - Construction of a retaining wall on the westbound side of the Turnpike

Excavation for widening

December 2023 - Excavation for widening on the westbound side of the Turnpike

completed sediment basin

December 2023 - One of the two completed sediment basins on the westbound side of the highway near Davis Road

Sediment basin construction

September 2023 - Construction of one of the large sediment basins

Excavation and clearing

September 2023 - Excavation and clearing for Turnpike widening

Drainage installation

September 2023 - Stormwater drainage installation and sediment basin construction

Upper Pine Creek clearing

July 2023 - Clearing the site for construction of the new Turnpike bridge over Upper Pine Creek Road

Excavation/clearing

July 2023 - Clearing for upcoming construction on the westbound side of the Turnpike

excavation/clearing

July 2023 - Clearing for upcoming construction on the westbound side of the Turnpike

Eastbound paving begins
New eastbound on-ramp
Pine Creek bridge construction
Excavation for widening
Interchange bridge construction
Retaining wall construction
Retaining wall construction
WB paving
Pine Creek Bridge construction
Retaining wall construction
Wall painting
Parapet construction
WB retaining wall construction
Interchange bridge construction
EB retaining wall construction
WB paving
EB ramp construction
Pine Creek bridge construction
Retaining wall construction
Bridge & noise all construction
Base paving
Downingtown Interchange construction
Eastbound widening
Pine Creek bridge construction
Westbound excavation
EB Pine Creek bridge construction
Pine Creek retaining wall
Drainage basin
Pine Creek bridge construction
Basin construction
EB retaining wall construction
westbound excavation
Retaining wall construction
Downingtown interchange construction
Retaining wall construction
Foundation construction
Westbound excavation
Retaining wall construction
Excavation for widening
completed sediment basin
Sediment basin construction
Excavation and clearing
Drainage installation
Upper Pine Creek clearing
Excavation/clearing
excavation/clearing

 

August 18, 2022  -  Milepost 312 to Milepost 316 Noise Wall Design Survey Results

Charts and graphic

The ashlar stone style in gray or beige was the overwhelming choice of residents who participated in a survey the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission conducted during the summer. The survey results provided guidance on what texture and color treatments were preferred by Chester County residents who own properties where noise walls are proposed as part of the Milepost 312-316 Reconstruction Project.

The noise wall design survey asked residents to choose from four architectural treatment options — ashlar stone, grape stake, shiplap, and fuzzy rake – and four color options – tan, brown, gray, and beige.  To maximize participation in the survey, the Commission accepted responses by mail and online for a thirty-day period from July to August.

Over 80 people participated in the survey. More than 90 percent were in support of a noise barrier being built near their property or residence. Four people had no opinion or rejected the noise barrier but provided their wall design preferences (they are included in the following counts). Color and texture responses and properties were organized by noise study area (NSA): NSA-4 or NSA-5.

Ashlar stone was preferred by slightly more than 70 percent of NSA-4 respondents, followed by fuzzy rake at 19 percent, shiplap at eight percent, and grape stake at two percent. The beige color option was favored by 44 percent of NSA-4 respondents, with gray chosen by 25 percent, brown by 21 percent, and tan by 10 percent. Ashlar stone received slightly more than 70 percent of NSA-5 votes, followed by fuzzy rake at 16 percent, grape stake at 10 percent, and shiplap at three percent. The gray color option was favored by 42 percent of NSA-5 respondents, with beige chosen by 29 percent, tan by 16 percent, and brown by 13 percent.

Noise abatement walls were determined to be warranted in two areas in the I-76 Milepost 311.60 to Milepost 316.19 project in Chester County based on collected noise measurements and analysis performed by the Commission’s project consultants to predict future noise levels. The Commission is moving to have the noise walls installed as part of the mainline reconstruction project, which is expected to get fully underway in early-second-quarter 2023.

Noise

Noise Impact Analysis

A Noise Analysis Impact Study for the project was updated in 2016. This report describes the methodology and presents the findings of the traffic noise study conducted for the full-depth reconstruction and widening project for the Milepost 311.60 to Milepost 316.19 project. . Noise impacts were identified in two areas and, upon further consideration, it has been determined that noise walls are a reasonable and feasible noise mitigation tool for these areas. Read the Noise Impact Study report here.

Recommended Sound Barrier Locations

This section provides direct access to the maps that show recommended sound barrier locations throughout the Milepost 311.6-316.19 project area.

Proposed Sound Barrier Location – NSA 4

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Proposed Sound Barrier Location – NSA 5

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For Further Reading on Noise Impacts

The project team has prepared an informational noise impacts brochure, which includes details about highway noise abatement outreach and processes, and how noise is measured and controlled. Read or download the Noise Impact brochure here.

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Releases 2022 Sustainability Report

The report highlights initiatives the Commission is doing toward a sustainable future.

April 20, 2023 – The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) announces the release of its 2022 Sustainability Report. The annual report features the Commission’s 30-year timeline outlining initiatives for the future as well as the progress in making the PA Turnpike ‘America’s First Sustainable Superhighway.’
 
As part of its continued alignment with the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the 2022 Sustainability Report also details PTC's efforts to safeguard the environment and reduce its carbon footprint along the 550-mile roadway.
 
“Protecting the environment through sustainability has been a guiding principle,” says PA Turnpike CEO Mark Compton. “In fact, ‘Responsibility Matters’ is one of five core values in our strategic plan, underscoring an ongoing commitment to diversity, integrity, and sustainability in all practices. Heeding the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals helps us create programs and initiatives to deliver on our promise of a regenerative future.”
 
In this year’s report, PTC states its plan to become America’s First Sustainable Superhighway by 2040. These leading initiatives include converting fully to Open Road Tolling (ORT) by 2026 and integrating solar, fiber, inductive charging, connected-vehicle technology, buried electronic transmission lines, and more by 2040—all to increase mobility and traffic flow while reducing the Commission’s carbon footprint.
 
Selected Highlights from PTC’s 2022 Sustainability Report:
  • Fiber Optic Network: When complete, the 500-mile fiber-optic network will reduce carbon footprint and extend broadband to help close the digital divide in underserved areas along the Turnpike.
  • Pollinator Garden: A pollinator habitat has been cultivated at the Turnpike central office to replace grassy areas with native plants that attract and provide a habitat for insects like bees and butterflies. The outcome is reduced mowing and insecticide use along with lower maintenance costs.
  • Roadside Vegetation: An Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management pilot program offers an environmentally safe maintenance approach to restore native and natural habitats, filter pollution, reduce erosion, and improve ecosystem diversity along the roadside.
  • Wireless EV Charging: Currently in development is a project to charge Electric Vehicles (EVs) as they drive. A method of wireless power transfer called “inductive charging” employs coils embedded in the pavement to create a magnetic field that is ‘picked up’ by a receiver on EVs.
The report includes the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s ongoing commitment to its employees and the communities they call home. Throughout 2022, PTC and its employees raised more than $28,000 for charities through their State Employee Combined Appeal Campaign, volunteered at several Food Banks across the state, collected supplies and donations to support Ukraine troops, and hosted local female high school students for a STEAM Day.
 
Click on 2022-ptc-sustainability-report.pdf (paturnpike.com) to learn more about the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s sustainability efforts and view the 2022 report.
 
Editor’s Note: Video soundbites of the report’s highlights can be found by clicking the links below.
 
Keith Jack, Director of Facilities Operations for the PA Turnpike Commission discusses:
 
Sustainability Report
EV Charging at the Turnpike
Fiber Optic Project
 
James Kaiser, Stormwater Management Specialist for the PA Turnpike Commission discusses:
 
Pollinator Habitat Project
Vegetation Project
 
Media Contacts:
Kathleen Walter, 267-326-3856
Carl DeFebo, 717-645-2265

Open House Plans Display

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission hosted an Open House Plans Display on May 8th, 2014 at Great Valley Middle School, 255 Phoenixville Pike, Malvern, PA 19355. Click on the links below to review the materials presented at the display.

  • Preliminary Design Boards
  • General Project Information Boards
  • Noise Analysis Boards
  • Printable project information handout
  • Draft Noise Report (Revised December 29, 2016)
  • Frequently Asked Questions

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