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Mechanic Turns Fun Summer Job into Full-Time Gig with Turnpike

 

Before becoming Bowmansville's new mechanic, Joe DiPierro worked as a helper last summer. Read his Story from the Turnpike here.

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Don’t adjust your dials: it’s Turnpike TV

 

Learn about the PA Turnpike's engaging 10-episode series, Turnpike TV, and how it offers an in-depth, transparent look into design and construction projects, enhancing public understanding and fostering community relations.

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‘We’re being good stewards:’ Turnpike Restores Stream to Help Water Shed

The PA Turnpike's pollutant-reduction plan is helping to control stormwater runoff at maintenance facilities and service plazas. Read more about how Lancaster County's Stony Run underwent a major stream and floodplain restoration project

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Turnpike Mechanics Keep Fleet Going Through Harsh Winters

Learn about how mechanics Dave Birtel and Mike Cresho worked all season long to keep our roads safe during a harsh winter.
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Student-Created Art Brings Joy to Turnpike Travelers

The first Turnpike-wide winter storm of the season rolled through Pennsylvania Jan. 5 and 6, bringing crews out in full force to keep the highway safe for travelers. 

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Turnpike takes on season’s first major winter storm

The first Turnpike-wide winter storm of the season rolled through Pennsylvania Jan. 5 and 6, bringing crews out in full force to keep the highway safe for travelers. 

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Turnpike Safety Team Member Helps Hurricane Victims in Florida

No, Steve MacLean isn’t one of the Property Brothers, and home repair doesn’t come up very often in his job on the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Safety Team.

But MacLean spent his vacation the week after Thanksgiving helping to repair the homes of Floridians devasted by Hurricane Helene’s massive flooding.

“We worked mostly in a trailer park, and when we first got there, it looked fine, like nothing happened,” MacLean said. “But inside the houses, you realize the devastation.” 

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PA Turnpike Honors its Service Members

They’ve served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Marines.

They proudly wore the uniform in times of peace and times of war, on active duty and in the reserve component. 

And they are all part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike family. 

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