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Jersey Shore bridge to close for five months for emergency repair

Belmar Avon

Schuylkill Expressway eastbound will be closed from 30th to South streets this weekend

Schuylkill 76 construction traffic

Philadelphia is one of 2019's worst cities to drive in, study says

Stock_Carroll - Vehicles in traffic on North Broad Street

New Jersey's highways ranked worst in the U.S., report finds

Stock_Carroll - New Jersey State Highway Route 42

Spruce and Pine streets resurfacing, paving, bike lane safety project underway

Carroll - Bike Lane Switch

Townsends Inlet Bridge between Sea Isle City, Avalon tentatively set to reopen July 30

Townsends Inlet Bridge opening july 30

Portion of Frankford Chocolate Factory property sold for construction of townhomes

Frankford Chocolate Factory redevelopment

Scudder Falls Bridge between Pennsylvania and New Jersey reopens, tolls start Sunday

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Sansom Street in Center City to reopen Friday, nearly a year after water main break

Sansom Street Water Main

Traffic deaths in Pennsylvania up nearly 5% in 2018

Carroll - Broad Street rush hour traffic and pedestrians

Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City could reopen by end of July

Townsend's Inlet Bridge

Philly plans $200 million in road repaving for 2019

Delaware Memorial Bridge toll increases to $5 for cars

Delaware Memorial Bridge

Bridge connecting Avalon and Sea Isle City likely to be closed most of summer

Townsend's Inlet Bridge

Pennsylvania approves $54.7 million in statewide transportation infrastructure projects

Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg

Pennsylvania has second-most structurally deficient bridges in U.S.

Vine Street Expressway I-95

PHOTOS: SEPTA's brand-new Route 49 bus

Carroll - SEPTA Route 49 - Philadelphia Skyline

New SEPTA bus route connects University City to neighborhoods across Schuylkill River

Carroll - SEPTA Bus

Wolf seeks $4.5B infrastructure program funded by Marcellus Shale tax

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NJ DOT announces $7.7 million Gloucester County bridge replacement

Route 47 Bridge Gloucester County

Delaware Memorial Bridge tolls might be on the rise in March

Delaware Memorial Bridge

Philadelphia announces second round of Rebuild sites

Lawncrest Rec

Pennsylvania’s infrastructure gets a C- grade, just like it did four years ago

Carroll - Water Main Break Center City

Rendell urges Democrats to push for infrastructure bill, avoid vengeance after midterm gains

Carroll - Ed Rendell Announces he has Parkinson's

Northeast Philly bridge, oldest in United States, reopens after months of repairs

Frankford Avenue Bridge

Requesting a shorter ride in the city? Uber wants you to bike instead

Stock_Carroll - Indego Bike Share Bikes

Hundreds of new bike paths are headed for one of Philly's largest suburbs

Riding Bike along the Schuylkill River Trail

SEPTA infrastructure rebuild puts train service to PHL down for half of August

Philadelphia International Airport

State grant to bring $4.67 million in upgrades to South Philly's Oregon Avenue

Oregon Avenue 11th Street

SEPTA again shutting down some trolley service in Center City for summer improvement projects

SEPTA trolley

Variable speed limits coming to I-76 between Philly, King of Prussia

Stock_Carroll - I-76 and the Schuylkill River

Pennsylvania crews plan marathon to attack pothole epidemic

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Emergency repairs underway for Ben Franklin Bridge as further inspection continues

Stock_Carroll - Riding a PATCO train over the Benjamin Franklin Bridge

Philadelphia Water Department seeks rate increases to buffer infrastructure

Area officials raise concern over Trump's proposed Amtrak budget cuts

How $7.3 million will boost six Philly transport projects

Stock_Carroll - Philadelphia Museum of Art Eakins Oval

Philadelphia Water Department working at frantic pace to make service calls

A billion-dollar upgrade to Philadelphia trolleys could be underway

Stock_Carroll - SEPTA West Philadelphia Trolley

What do you miss most about Philly's recent past?

Johnny Manana's Chili Pepper

Will SEPTA ever start refunding you for your late train? Maybe, eventually, sort of

Phone-charging stations could be headed for Center City

LinkNYC

Art Museum a big piece of Philly's energy plan to stem climate change

Art Museum

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