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® August 8 2018 Vol. LVI • No. 16
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The $425 million Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-95 Interchange is on the cusp of completion.
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By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT
After decades of talk, plans, studies, designs and all the other myriad issues that go with a major highway project, the $425 million Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-95 Interchange is on the cusp of completion. Not only will the project connect the toll road and Interstate, it will earn I95 a distinction no other interstate can claim. Versatility Keeps Backhoes Popular…72
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PA Turnpike: The Early Days The original stretch of the PA Turnpike was completed in 1940. “That was 16 years before the law creating the interstate was signed,” said Mike Philips, senior engineer project manager for the Turnpike. “When that Interstate act was signed by Pres. Eisenhower, there were only a handful of toll roads that predated the Interstate system.” The Delaware River extension of the PA Turnpike and the Delaware River Bridge were completed in the 1950s. Ten years later, I-95 was built, but there was no direct connection between the two highways. “When I-95 was completed, federal laws prohibited the connection, the use of federal funds, to connect to the tolled PA Turnpike,” DeFebo said. “The two highways crossed, but did not interchange. In the mid 1970s, PennDOT studied a connection between the Turnpike and I-95, but it wasThe basin is located near the Fairfield Marine Terminal, n’t an easy to build route.” which is used by auto carriers to unload their cargo,
“One of the things that is significant about this from the bigger picture, is that it is making whole the nation’s longest north to south Interstate, said Carl DeFebo, PennDOT spokesman. “I-95 goes from Maine to Florida. We say this will complete the missing link to I95. People are under the understanding that I-95 is one solid highway, but there is a missing section.” The roadway is scheduled to open this fall.
Rising Number of Vehicle Shipments Spur Port of Baltimore Expansion By Emily Buenzle CEG WEB EDITOR
Officials at the Port of Baltimore have proposed the construction of a storage facility in an unused wet basin to accommodate the growing number of vehicle shipments. The basin was originally build as a space for ship construction in World War II, but has fallen into a state of disrepair, the Baltimore Sun reported. In addition, the space was too shallow and its bulkheads have since worn down. see PORT page 122
making it ideal for storage, the proposal said.
see CONNECTOR page 96