PHIA NEWS DIGEST
PHIA News Digest – Vol. 5, No. 3
January 22, 2020
Mark Compton: Safety drives every decision at turnpike commission
The turnpike’s rate of fatalities is 0.22 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled compared to the national average for interstates, which is 0.53. Our injury rates are similarly lower.
Southern Beltway on track for fall 2021 completion
After slow progress around the holidays, construction crews are back to work on the Southern Beltway project, which is on schedule to open to traffic in fall 2021. The $800 million Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission project will stretch 13 miles from Route 22 near the Pittsburgh International Airport to Interstate 79 in Robinson and Cecil townships.
