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DRPA Board Postpones Decision On Bridge And PATCO Hikes
CAMDEN, NJ (CBS) – Commuters hoping for a break on pending toll hikes and PATCO fare increases will just have to wait a while longer for an answer. Delaware River Port Authority board members, faced...
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DRPA Delays Hikes For PATCO Fare, Not Bridge Tolls
CAMDEN, NJ (CBS) – Faced with budgetary deadlines and threats of financial repercussions from Wall Street, the Delaware River Port Authority voted Wednesday to allow $1 bridge toll increases to take...
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Walt Whitman Bridge To Have Intermittent Closures Next Week
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – In preparation for the upcoming redecking of the Walt Whitman Bridge, four existing gantries need to be removed. As a result, there will be intermittent closures of the bridge...
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Remaining DRPA Board Members Rolling With The Changes
CAMDEN, NJ (CBS) - Major changes made on the Pennsylvania side of the table at the board of the Delaware River Port Authority are being welcomed by at least one person who sits on the New Jersey side....
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Gov. Corbett, Sworn In At DRPA, Promises Review Of Mission
CAMDEN, NJ (CBS) - Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett and five other new members of the Delaware River Port Authority took their posts for the first time today. And Corbett, as the board’s new...
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Delaware River Bridge Tolls Increase July 1st
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) – Five bridges across the Delaware River will be increasing tolls on July 1st. The toll jumps from $4 to $5 to use the Walt Whitman, Ben Franklin, Commodore Barry and Betsy Ross...
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Tolls On Philadelphia-Area Bridges To Be $5 Friday
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Drivers who cross from New Jersey to Pennsylvania on four Philadelphia-area bridges will have to pay a dollar more starting Friday. The cost of crossing the Ben Franklin, Walt...
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Bridge Toll Hike Begins Friday
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Crossing the Delaware River in this area will put an even bigger dent in your wallet starting early Friday morning. Starting at 2 a.m., tolls are going up on the Ben Franklin, Walt...
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Flooded Roads In Camden County Have Residents Demanding Action
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Flooding in Haddon Heights have some business owners demanding action and answers. Frustrated and desperate, Gwen Harrison sent Eyewitness News several pictures showing the road in...
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Lanes To Be Closed On Walt Whitman Bridge This Week
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Various lanes will be closed throughout this coming week on the Walt Whitman Bridge connecting Philadelphia with Gloucester City, N.J. And officials say commuters should get used to...
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Transit Nightmare: Irene Snarls Transportation In Philadelphia And South Jersey
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Hurricane Irene is effecting transportation throughout the area. Philadelphia International Airport has thousands of flight cancellations, especially with the New York airports...
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DRPA Comes Under Scrutiny For Millions Earmarked For Economic Development...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Triple AAA has chimed in on the battle over how to use more than $29 million in unused economic development money at the Delaware River Port Authority. In a letter to the...
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Gloucester City Now Home To Largest Rooftop Solar Power Plant In North America
By David Madden GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. (CBS) — The largest rooftop solar power plant in North America now sits atop two refrigeration buildings along the Delaware River in Gloucester City, New Jersey,...
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Fire Breaks Out At South Philadelphia Recycling Plant
By Steve Beck PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Firefighters battled a blaze that broke out inside a recycling facility in South Philadelphia Thursday morning. The fire started at about 11 a.m. at the TRC Inc....
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A Lot Goes Into Lane Closures On Ben Franklin Bridge
By John Ostapkovich PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – It’s been gridlock nearly every Friday afternoon in-bound to Philadelphia on the Ben Franklin Bridge this spring. You’re stuck in traffic, and the other side’s...
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Federal Appeals Court Ruling Allows Dredging Of Delaware River To Continue
By Mark Abrams PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A federal appeals court ruling helped keep the Army Corps of Engineers on schedule for the next phase of dredging of the Delaware River to deepen the channel so...
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Walt Whitman Bridge Construction Reaches Critical Phase
By David Madden PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Commuters have probably noticed that the morning traffic on the Walt Whitman Bridge is backed up a little more than usual. An ongoing redecking project has...
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Interstate 95 Bridge To Undergo $21.6 Million Repair Project
PHILADELPHIA(AP) — Nighttime lane closures are scheduled next week on the busy Interstate 95 corridor in the Philadelphia region as crews begin a $21.6 million bridge repair project. Two northbound...
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Storm Causes Transportation Issues Throughout Delaware Valley
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) –– The late season winter storm and the strong winds that are accompanying it are impacting travel on area bridges. According to officials with the Delaware River Port Authority, as...
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NJ Officials Mark Start Of Unraveling Of Roads
BELLMAWR, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s lieutenant governor and transportation commissioner are heading to Camden County to mark the start of a project intended to untangle one of the area’s most jammed...
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Walt Whitman Bridge Re-Docking Project Entering Final Phase
By David Madden PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Notice something different these days on the Walt Whitman Bridge? Those cattle chutes are gone, a sign that the $140 million re-decking project is entering its...
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Fiery Crash Snarls Traffic On I-95 In South Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – All lanes of Interstate 95 near Broad Street are open after a tractor-trailer caught fire, halting traffic along the highway Sunday morning. The incident occurred just before 6...
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Pennsylvania Among U.S. Leaders In Bridges With Red Flags
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is among the nation’s leaders in bridges that both lack backup protection against collapse in case a single, vital component fails and are designated by highway...
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Police ID Victim In Fatal Car Accident Near Walt Whitman Bridge
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — According to police, around 7:05 a.m. Monday morning crews responded to a car accident on I-676 Westbound near the Walt Whitman Bridge. State troopers were forced to break the...
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Highway Officials Clearing Access to Alternative Del. River Bridges as Ben...
By Mark Abrams PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Motorists evaluating alternate routes across the Delaware River once the Patco track replacement project starts next week on the Ben Franklin Bridge (see related...
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No Overweight Loads Allowed On Walt Whitman Bridge During Repairs
By Mike DeNardo PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Overweight loads are not being allowed over the Walt Whitman Bridge while some structural repairs are being made. If you want to haul something heavier than 80,000...
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DRPA Set To Make Additional Repairs To Walt Whitman Bridge
By Jim Melwert GLOUCESTER, N.J. (CBS) — The Delaware River Port Authority is moving ahead with priority repairs to the Walt Whitman Bridge, after damage was found during an inspection in June. That...
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Body Pulled From Delaware River Near Walt Whitman Bridge
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia police are investigating the discovery of a body that was pulled from the Delaware River Tuesday afternoon. The body was recovered from the Delaware River at about...
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Tractor Trailer Fire Closes Lanes on I-76 Between I-295 and Walt Whitman Bridge
GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J.(CBS) — 2 lanes remain closed, however, the right shoulder is open at mile marker 1.4 NB on I-76 between I-295 and Walt Whitman Bridge due to a tractor trailer fire. State Police...
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Overturned Car Halts Traffic On Walt Whitman Bridge
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — An overturned vehicle brought traffic to a snarl on the Walt Whitman Bridge on Friday afternoon during the busy afternoon commute. The car blocked two lanes and brought traffic to...
View ArticleOverturned Tractor-Trailer Accident Cleared On I-95 Ramp To Walt Whitman Bridge
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — An overturned tractor-trailer was causing delays for motorists trying to use the Walt Whitman Bridge to travel into New Jersey Saturday. The crash happened around 11 a.m. on the...
View ArticleOverturned Vehicle On Route 42 Near Walt Whitman Bridge Causing Delays
COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. (CBS) — An accident at the base of the Walt Whitman Bridge on Route 42 is causing traffic delays on Tuesday morning. 3 Injured After SEPTA Bus Crashes Into Pole, Fence In North...
View Article1 Dead, 1 Injured After Overturned Tractor-Trailer Spills Watermelons Onto I-95
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — An overturned tractor-trailer has led to the closing of an on-ramp to the Walt Whitman Bridge. The tractor-trailer was carrying watermelons as it traveled on Exit 19 to Packer...
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Garbage Truck Fire On Walt Whitman Bridge Causes Major Delays During Monday...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A garbage truck fire on the Walt Whitman Bridge caused major delays during the Monday evening rush hour. The fire was put out but only one lane wass getting by westbound. All...
View ArticleAll Lanes On Walt Whitman Bridge Heading Into Pennsylvania Reopen Following...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — All lanes on the Walt Whitman Bridge heading into Pennsylvania are now reopen following a crash. Download The New And Improved CBS Philly App! Traffic was being diverted on I-676...
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Walt Whitman Bridge To Close Overnight For Overhead Sign Installation
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Delaware River Port Authority says the Walt Whitman Bridge will be closed overnight. The bridge will be closed to all traffic from 11 p.m. until 4 a.m. Wednesday. Walt Whitman...
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Lane Closures Near Walt Whitman Bridge Could Slow Traffic Beginning Monday
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A big commuter alert for drivers who use the Walt Whitman Bridge. Starting Monday, there will be a new traffic pattern with only one travel lane in each direction on I-76 between...
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