Friday, March 8, 2013
Road closures are expected on Saturday into Sunday.
If you plan on using the Pennsylvania Turnpike through Willow Grove this weekend, you may want to avoid nighttime travel. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has said that Easton Road will be closed and detoured between Fitzwatertown Road and West Mill Road in Upper Moreland on Saturday from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday. Loftus Construction will be removing steel beams from the Turnpike mainline bridge located a half-mile south of the Willow Grove ramps. Traffic will not be permitted through the construction zone between Maryland Road and Wyandotte Road until Sunday morning. Only local traffic on Easton Road will be permitted through the detour. The PennDOT-approved detours to use are: Due to the recent snow, however, if construction can’t …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Transit bus hit convenience store at the intersection of Easton Road and Linden Avenue.
A transit bus ran into the 7-Eleven at the intersection of Easton Road and Linden Avenue sometime between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday night. "The big van just hit the wall and kept on rolling through," 7-Eleven employee Davis said. Nobody was injured in the crash, but the office inside the store suffered damage from the incident. Construction workers said they were on scene this morning and started the beginning stages of the repair. They have been working for close to five hours so far. The store is currently still open for business.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Daytime construction work to impact travel where the PA Turnpike (I-276) crosses Easton Road.
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Wednesday, January 2
There will be single-lane traffic restrictions scheduled Wednesday through Friday on Rt. 611 in Upper Moreland Township. STATE ROUTE 611 (Easton Road): The overhead bridge and utility work zone is located between Maryland and Wyandotte Roads, approximately 500 feet south of the on/off ramps to the Willow Grove Interchange. Motorists are urged to obey posted speed limits and use extra caution when approaching all work areas. This update is provided by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission as a public service announcement. All construction related activities are dependent on the weather, accessibility and/or productivity and subject to change. Motorists are advised to allow extra time for travel through the area, or seek an alternate route …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Daytime construction work to periodically impact travel where the PA Turnpike (I-276) crosses Easton Road.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Loftus Construction Co., the general contractor working on the Turnpike's mainline bridge that crosses Rt. 611, will continue to periodically reduce traffic to a single-lane in either direction Monday-Friday between the hours of 9am-3pm until the end of the month. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission advises that Easton Road (State Route 611) will be closed to traffic and detoured in both directions between Fitzwatertown Road and West Mill Road in Upper Moreland Township Saturday, November 3rd from 11:00pm until 5:00am Sunday, November 4th. The detour is required to allow Loftus Construction to safely erect bridge beams on the Turnpike mainline bridge located approximately one-half mile south of the rams to the Willow Grove Interchange. …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Route 611 will undergo some repairs on Tues. Sept. 4 through Fri., Sept 7.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Daytime construction work is expected to have an impact on travel where the PA Turnpike (I-276) crosses Easton Road. STATE ROUTE 611 (Easton Road): The overhead bridge and utility work zone is located between Maryland and Wyandotte Roads, approximately 500 feet south of the on/off ramps to the Willow Grove Interchange. Motorists are urged to obey posted speed limits and use extra caution when approaching all work areas. This update is provided by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission as a public service announcement. All construction related activities are dependent on the weather, accessibility and/or productivity and subject to change. Motorists are advised to allow extra time for travel through the area, or seek an alternate route as …
Monday, August 6, 2012
Daytime construction and utility relocation work to impact travel where the PA Turnpike crosses Easton Road.
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Monday, August 6, 2012
Starting Monday, there will be single-lane traffic restrictions on Route 611 that will last until Friday. STATE ROUTE 611 (Easton Road): The overhead bridge and utility work zone is located between Maryland and Wyandotte Roads, approximately 500 feet south of the on/off ramps to the Willow Grove Interchange. Motorists are urged to obey posted speed limits and use extra caution when approaching all work areas. This update is provided by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission as a public service announcement. All construction related activities are dependent on the weather, accessibility and/or productivity and subject to change. Motorists are advised to allow extra time for travel through the area, or seek an alternate route as delays may …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
The new restaurant on Easton Road opened for business on July 16.
More than 18 months in development, Miller’s Ale House opened its doors on July 16, 2012 and this new restaurant hopes complement the existing eateries along the bustling Route 611 corridor in Upper Moreland. The restaurant has occupancy of about 450, plus it boasts two full bars that add additional seating for patrons. There’s also a new dimension to this particular location of Miller’s Ale House, said Anthony Rovet, regional manager, as it features two community-type tables that have about 14 stools at each one in the bar area. The outdoor dining area also adds an appealing option for dining, he said. “The extension of the restaurant has a patio-type feel with 5-foot windows that open up, so it feels like it’s an open air room,” he …
Saturday, July 14, 2012
PA Turnpike announces construction along Easton, both northbound and southbound, and provides recommended detours.
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission advises that Easton Road (State Route 611) will be closed to traffic and detoured in both directions between Fitzwatertown Road and West Mill Road in Upper Moreland Township Saturday, July 14 from 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. Sunday morning. The detour is required to allow Loftus Construction to safely remove steel beams from the Turnpike mainline bridge located approximately one-half mile south of the ramps to the Willow Grove Interchange. Once the detour is implemented there will not be any vehicle or pedestrian traffic allowed through the construction zone, located between Maryland Road and Wyandotte Road, until the road is reopened Sunday morning, July 15. The detour has been posted and motorists should …
John Preite
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