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Five-legged Somerset interchange getting a makeover
Daily American Staff WriterThe Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission held a ceremonial groundbreaking Friday morning on a $4.5 million project to improve traffic flow and safety at the Somerset interchange. Currently people traveling to businesses near the intersection cross traffic...Tags: Science and Technology, Water Supply, Business, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Road Transportation
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Growing pains
Businesses near the Somerset Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike are dealing with construction headaches as a $4.5 million project to improve traffic flow and safety began in April. Currently people traveling to businesses near the intersection...Tags: Business, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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Dedication held for Laurel Highlands bridge
Daily American Staff WriterBrothers Tom and Mark Duman, Murrysville, were backpacking on the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Thursday morning. They didn't let little things like a crowd of people or a ribbon across the bridge stop them — they ducked under the ribbon and kept on...Tags: Forestry and Timber
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Somerset trooper honored 54 years after his death
Daily American Staff WriterIt took almost 54 years, but Pennsylvania state Trooper Stephen R. Gyurke, who was killed in the line of duty, now has a bridge named after him. Gyurke was assigned to the Somerset turnpike barracks. He stopped a tractor-trailer for a traffic violation...Tags: Richard A Kasunic, Carl Walker Metzgar, Friedens, U.S. Army, Culture
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Fatal accident on turnpike reroutes traffic through Somerset
A fatal tractor-trailer accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike caused a significant detour for those traveling to Somerset Thursday afternoon. State police said the driver of a tractor-trailer was traveling west in the right lane at milepost 140 in...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Accidental Death, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Bedford County (Pennsylvania), Disasters and Accidents
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Route 31 bridge work hurting businesses
Daily American Staff WriterSeveral Somerset businesses are frustrated by congestion on East Main Street caused by PennDot bridge repairs. Business owners are reporting a drop off in customers just one week into the project. "If I would've known it was going to be this bad, I...Tags: Business, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Lehigh Valley Farm preservation: Monroe County couple win heroes award
In this era of urban sprawl and unfettered development, land preservation and conservation are keys to maintaining our outdoors heritage, whether it is forest, land or farm. Neal and Shirley Murphy of Polk Township in Monroe County are certainly worthy...Tags: Conservation, Lifestyle and Leisure, Cabela's Inc., Bowmanstown, Human Interest
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Lawmakers hoping for toll credits in new transportation bill
Daily American Staff WriterWith a new federal transportation bill brewing in committee, local legislators continue to lobby for toll credit language to finance the completion of Route 219. Sen. Bob Casey sent a letter Thursday to the conference committee charged with coming to a...Tags: Lobbying, Bill Shuster, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Mark Critz, Politics
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Casey sends letter to committee crafting final transportation bill, urging support for 219
Daily American Staff WriterWith a new federal transportation bill brewing in committee, local legislators continue to lobby for toll credit language to finance the completion of Route 219. Sen. Bob Casey sent a letter Thursday to the conference committee charged with coming to a...Tags: Lobbying, Bill Shuster, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Mark Critz, Politics
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Lincoln Highway helped to build America
Daily American Sunday EditorThe Lincoln Highway runs from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco covering approximately 3,142 miles in modern times. The route was cobbled together from existing highways and dedicated on Oct. 31, 1913. The highway almost...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Business, Howard Johnson, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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Pennsylvania Turnpike to Close Overnight
Staff reporterThe Pennsylvania Turnpike alerts motorists traveling between Donegal Interchange(Exit #91) and Somerset Interchange(Exit #110) of a four-hour closure beginning at 11:45 p.m. on May 19 and ending at approximately 4 a.m. on May 20, for an overhead bridge...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Travel
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Lawmakers consider bill to boost Pennsylvania Turnpike speed limit
Multi-Media JournalistA bill to boost the speed limit on the Pennsylvania Turnpike is gaining traction. Some drivers say it's a change that's long overdue, adding it may encourage more people to use the turnpike. However, some drivers have concerns about safety on the roads....Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Car Safety Tips and Advice, Television Stations, Highway Transportation, Television Industry
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