Editing Pennsylvania Turnpike (section)

===2010s–present===
On April 28, 2010, Governor [[Ed Rendell]] proposed that maintenance of the turnpike be taken over by PennDOT. A special session of the state legislature voted on this issue on May 4,<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Bumsted |first1 = Brad |title = Turnpike Commission, PennDOT merger eyed |url = https://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_678653.html |access-date = August 5, 2018 |work = TribLIVE.com |date = April 29, 2010 }}</ref> choosing not to go with this plan.<ref name="Pa Highways"/>

Plans were announced to build a pair of concrete replacement bridges over the Allegheny River in 2005.<ref name=ppg11205>{{cite news |last = Grata |first = Joe |title = Turnpike Plans New Bridge Across Allegheny River |work = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date = November 2, 2005 |page = B-3 }}</ref> Work began in May 2007.<ref name=ppg102409>{{cite news |last = Schmitz |first = Jon |title = Turnpike Bridge Over Allegheny Set To Open: Second Span To Be Ready In Nov. 2010 |work = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date = October 24, 2009 |page = B-1 }}</ref> As with the Susquehanna River Work, the turnpike was partially replaced to meet with the new bridges. The Allegheny Valley Interchange ramps onto the turnpike was demolished and rebuilt as to meet with the new alignment.<ref name="Pa Highways"/> A dedication ceremony was held on October 23, 2009.<ref name=ppg102409/> The bridges, which cost $194&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|194000000|2009}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}), opened to traffic the following day. Demolition of the old bridge began after, a controlled implosion to take down part of it occurred on July 13, 2010,<ref name=vnd102409>{{cite news |last = Aubele |first = Michael |title = Traffic begins flowing over turnpike's new $194M Allegheny River Bridge |work = Valley News Dispatch |location = New Kensington, Pennsylvania |date = October 24, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=ppg71410>{{cite news |last = Schmitz |first = Jon |title = Out With A Bang – Turnpike Bridge Over Allegheny River Comes Crashing Down |work = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date = July 14, 2010 |page = B-1 }}</ref> a second implosion occurred on July 30 to try to bring down another other half, though this failed, with workers having to weld the superstructures piers in strategic locations until the remaining portion of the structure fell down. Work on the $193,600,000(equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|19360000|2009}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) project was largely completed when the westbound bridge was opened on November 15.<ref name="Pa Highways"/>

Plans were made for an eastbound slip ramp with PA&nbsp;132 in 2004. This was to provide better access to [[Parx Casino and Racing]], one of the biggest gambling facilities in Pennsylvania, which had been causing congestion at the nearby interchanges since its opening in 1974.<ref name=intell112310>{{cite news |last = Mattar |first = George | url=https://www.google.com/search?q=Turnpike+E-ZPass+exit+opens+at+Street+Road&safe=active | title = Turnpike E-ZPass exit opens at Street Road |work = The Intelligencer |location = Doylestown, PA |date = November 23, 2010 |page = 1 }}</ref>  In order to allow for this, the South Neshaminy Plaza was permanently closed on July 30, 2007.<ref name="Pa Highways"/> A contract for  this in May 2009,<ref name=intell112310/> and construction began that November.<ref name=bcct111509>{{cite news |last = McGinnis |first = James |title = Turnpike-Street Road ramp under construction |work = Bucks County Courier Times |date = November 15, 2009 |page = 1 }}</ref> The ramp was opened to traffic on November 22, 2010, at the cost $7,400,000 (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|7400000|2010}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}).<ref name=intell112310/>

In December 2010, the PTC announced they were considering the removal toll rates from tickets.<ref name=intell122910/> Ultimately, after backlash, they announced this would not occur in January 2011.<ref name=hs1211>{{cite news |last = DeStefano |first = Carla |title = Turnpike rate increase takes effect |work = Herald-Standard |location = Uniontown, Pennsylvania |date = January 2, 2011 |page = A2 }}</ref>

In 2005, plans were announced to widen the road to six lanes between the Irwin Interchange and New Stanton Interchange.<ref name="ppg6805">{{cite news |last = Grata |first = Joe |title = Turnpike Officials To Discuss Irwin – New Stanton Widening |work = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date = June 8, 2005 |page = B-2 }}</ref> As part of the project, the [[Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|Hempfield]] service plaza was closed in January 2007.<ref name="Hempfield">{{Cite web |url = http://www.paturnpike.com/Press/2007/20070131110606.htm |title = Hempfield Plaza to Close Permanently To Allow for Widening of Pa. Turnpike Between Irwin and New Stanton Exits |publisher = Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |date = January 31, 2007 |access-date = October 8, 2012 |archive-date = January 20, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130120120154/http://www.paturnpike.com/Press/2007/20070131110606.htm |url-status = dead }}</ref> Work was completed in November 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130120115927/http://www.paturnpike.com/constructionprojects/67to75/construct.html |title = Total Reconstruction MP 67 to 75: Current Construction |publisher = Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |url = http://www.paturnpike.com/constructionprojects/67to75/construct.html |archive-date = January 20, 2013 |access-date = October 9, 2012 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

On July 23, 2009, widening of the roadway to six lanes began between the Warrendale Toll Plaza and Butler Valley Interchange. Work involved replacing three overpasses, and building a new alignment between milepost 32.4 and milepost 35.5. It was completed in November 2012 at the cost of $113,000,000.<ref name="Pa Highways"/>

On September 26, 2012, the PTC began a program to introduce a new ATIM system. These printed new tickets, which were 1.75{{nbsp}}inches longer, printed on thermal paper, and lacked magnetic strips the old tickets had. In addition, the tickets were not preprinted, meaning that more ink was saved in comparison to the old system. The first two interchanges to get the new machines were the Willow Run Interchange and Lebanon-Lancaster Interchange. After this test was completed, starting on October 1, the new machines were installed at the rest of the low volume interchanges, and by December 6, the high volume interchanges had also transitioned to the new system. This was done because the old ATIM system had become obsolete, and if left in use past 2012, they would have been expensive to maintain due to a shortage of parts.<ref name="Pa Highways"/>

In 1998, plans were announced for a slip ramp at PA&nbsp;252. Residents opposed the plan, fearing that it would impact the area.<ref name=inq121398>{{cite news |last = Weidener |first = Susan |title = Proposed Ramp Draws Opposition |work = The Philadelphia Inquirer |date = December 13, 1998 |page = CC01 }}</ref> In 1999, the commission altered these plans so that a ramp would be built at PA&nbsp;29 instead.<ref name=inq2699>{{cite news |last = Fischer |first = Meredith |title = Pa. Turnpike Officials Drop Plan To Build Tredyffrin Ramp |work = The Philadelphia Inquirer |date = February 6, 1999 |page = B01 }}</ref> The PTC approved funding for the slip ramp in 2002,<ref name=suburban22102>{{cite news |last = Metz |first = Gretchen |title = Turnpike commission approves funding for Rt. 29 slip ramp design |work = The Suburban & Wayne Times |date = February 21, 2002 }}</ref> but the project was temporarily put on hold in 2009 because of engineering and design problems.<ref name=dln32009/> It was announced that the commission would approve construction of the slip ramp at PA&nbsp;29 in August 2010, and construction began the following March.<ref name=dln8510>{{cite news |last = Metz |first = Gretchen |title = Slip ramp groundbreaking to be in the spring – $83 million slated for Route 29 EZ-Pass-only project |work = Daily Local News |location = West Chester, Pennsylvania |date = August 5, 2010 |pages = 11, 16 }}</ref><ref name=mercury32511>{{cite news |last = Metz |first = Gretchen |title = Route 29 slip ramp hailed as boon for Chester County |work = The Mercury |location = Pottstown, Pennsylvania |date = March 25, 2011 |page = 5 }}</ref> The new ramp became the only E-ZPass interchange, as it was accessible in both directions. It opened on December 11, 2012; Governor [[Tom Corbett]] cut the ribbon.<ref name=mercury32511/><ref name=inq121212>{{cite news |last = Davis |first = Carolyn |title = Turnpike ramp opens – The E-ZPass-only interchange could lighten volume elsewhere. |work = The Philadelphia Inquirer |date = December 12, 2012 |page = B01 }}</ref>

On June 22, 2012, the PTC began a $4.5 million project to reconstruct the Somerset Interchanges access road. Some of the old connections to local roads were eliminated, and two new ones were created to supplement them. This was completed in Summer 2013.<ref name="Pa Highways"/>

On June 17, 2014, the road was officially dedicated as a [[Blue Star Memorial Highway]], in honor of the veterans who served at the PTC.<ref name="Pa Highways"/>

In March 2013, Montgomery County officials announced they were considering more slip ramps along the turnpike to ease traffic congestion.<ref name=intell31313>{{cite news |last = Gibbons |first = Margaret |title = Montco sees opportunity with electronic turnpike interchanges |work = The Intelligencer |location = Doylestown, Pennsylvania |date = March 13, 2013 }}</ref> The Pennsylvania Turnpike Corridor Reinvestment Project was released in 2015, with plans to build additional interchanges along the turnpike in Montgomery County to revitalize adjacent business parks.<ref>{{cite web |title = Pennsylvania Turnpike Corridor Reinvestment Project – Montgomery County – 2017 Progress Update |publisher = Montgomery County Planning Commission |date = June 6, 2017 |url = https://www.montcopa.org/DocumentCenter/View/18285/Turnpike-Corridor-ReInvestment-Project_July?bidId= |access-date = December 26, 2020 }}</ref> Proposed locations for new interchanges included [[Pennsylvania Route 63|PA&nbsp;63]] near Willow Grove, and Henderson Road in Upper Merion Township. There were also plans to add eastbound ramps at the existing Virginia Drive interchange, ramps at the Valley Forge interchange connecting to First Avenue and Moore Road in King of Prussia, a ramp at the Fort Washington interchange to Commerce Drive, and the reconstruction of the Willow Grove Interchange into an at-grade intersection.<ref name=montco4>{{cite web |title = Proposed Interchange Designs |publisher = Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |url = https://www.montcopa.org/1758/Draft-Maps |access-date = December 26, 2020 }}</ref> None of this ever occurred primarily due to the conversion to all electronic tolling.

In 2014, a reconstruction began between milepost 99 and milepost 102. This involved replacement of the pedestrian overpass at milepost 101, reconstruction of the roadbed, replacement of the drainage, and replacement of the median. This was completed in October 2015, at the cost of $39,000,000.

The speed limit was increased to {{convert|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} between the Blue Mountain and Morgantown interchanges on July 22, 2014, as part of a test.<ref>{{cite web |last = Smith |first = Katelyn |title = Speed limit raised to 70 mph on Pa. Turnpike |publisher = WGAL-TV |location = Lancaster, Pennsylvania |date = July 22, 2014 |url = http://www.wgal.com/news/speed-limit-raised-to-70-mph-on-pa-turnpike/27090824#!bj8rB6 |access-date = July 22, 2014 }}</ref> On March 15, 2016, the PTC approved raising the speed limit on the remainder of the road to {{convert|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} except for sections posted with a {{convert|55|mph|km/h|adj=on}} limit;<ref>{{cite news |title = Pennsylvania turnpike's 65 mph speed limit bumped to 70 mph |agency = Associated Press |work = The Philadelphia Inquirer |date = March 16, 2016 |url = http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation/20160316_ap_aaa636b0e2534674808f588525525230.html |access-date = March 16, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Babay |first = Emily |title = Pennsylvania Turnpike speed limit rising to 70 mph |work = The Philadelphia Inquirer |date = March 16, 2016 |url = http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/in-transit/Pennsylvania-Turnpike-speed-limit-rising-to-70-mph.html |access-date = March 16, 2016 }}</ref> the speed limit increased to {{convert|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} on the {{convert|65|mph|km/h|adj=on}} sections of the road on May 3 of that year. It remains {{convert|55|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in construction zones, tunnels, mainline toll plazas, and the portion between the Bensalem Interchange and the New Jersey state line.<ref>{{cite news |title = Pennsylvania to add 70 mph speed limit to nearly 800 miles |agency = Associated Press |work = The Philadelphia Inquirer |date = May 2, 2016 |url = http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160502_ap_441fe97f882c4949a0950175dd29dc30.html |access-date = May 2, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title = Pennsylvania Turnpike and PennDOT Announce 70 mph Speed Limit Expansion |publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |date = May 2, 2016 |url = http://www.penndot.gov/Pages/all-news-details.aspx?newsid=221#.Vyfx8OQVSSo |access-date = May 2, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title = Pennsylvania Turnpike and PennDOT Announce 70 mph Speed Limit Expansion |publisher = Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |date = May 2, 2016 |url = https://www.paturnpike.com/press/2016/20160502143015.htm |access-date = May 23, 2016 |archive-date = June 29, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160629153833/https://www.paturnpike.com/press/2016/20160502143015.htm |url-status = dead }}</ref> 

On April 22, 2014, a groundbreaking ceremony was held to reconstruct the road between mileposts 250 and 252. Work on this $47.65 million project, which also installed sound barriers,<ref name="Pa Highways"/> was completed in August 2016.

In 2015, implementation of support for credit and debit cards on ATIMs began, with the first interchange to get it being Willow Hill.<ref>{{cite news |title = Turnpike Testing Plastic Payment |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oGfOO7tFEo |work = CBS 21 News |location = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |publisher = [[WHP-TV]] |date = April 7, 2015 |access-date = August 27, 2016 |via = YouTube }}</ref> By October of the following year, the entire road accepted the new payment option.<ref>{{cite news |last = Abrams |first = Mark |title = PA Turnpike Now Accepts Credit Cards As Payment Option |url = http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/10/13/pa-turnpike-now-accepts-credit-cards-as-payment-option/ |location = Philadelphia |publisher = [[KYW-TV]] |date = October 13, 2016 |access-date = October 13, 2016 }}</ref> This was meant as a last resort for cash users who ran out of money before reaching their destination, because of this, it was the least used of the three toll options.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/you-can-now-pay-tolls-on-the-pennsylvania-turnpike-with-a-credit-card/article_50bf3630-9138-11e6-ae3b-8fc13e35f864.html |title=You can now pay tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike with a credit card |first=Lindsey |last=Blest |date=October 13, 2016 |work=[[LNP (newspaper)|Lancaster Online]] }}</ref>

In November 2016, the PTC completed a project that rebuilt the road at milepost 128 in order to eliminate a known rockslide area.

The turnpike had originally used traffic lights as feedback signals for E-ZPass users. On March 17, 2017, the PTC announced that it would remove these alongside an upgrade to the toll equipment; they did not conform to federal signage guidelines.<ref>{{cite news |title = Pennsylvania Turnpike removing E-ZPass feedback signals |url = http://www.wfmz.com/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-turnpike-removing-e-zpass-feedback-signals/401227710 |location = Allentown, Pennsylvania |publisher = [[WFMZ-TV]] |date = March 17, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181212155048/http://www.wfmz.com/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-turnpike-removing-e-zpass-feedback-signals/401227710 |archive-date = December 12, 2018 |access-date = July 24, 2019 }}</ref>

In September 2017, the PTC removed call boxes due to increased mobile-phone use.<ref>{{cite press release |title = PA Turnpike Call Box Removal Begins Next Week |publisher = Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |date = September 8, 2017 |url = https://www.paturnpike.com/press/2017/20170908160004.htm |access-date = September 11, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170911205003/https://www.paturnpike.com/press/2017/20170908160004.htm |archive-date = September 11, 2017 }}</ref>

In 2013, work began on a widening to six lanes between the Harrisburg West Interchange and Susquehanna River Bridge. Overpass replacement began that year, with construction on the actual road widening beginning in 2014.<ref name="Pa Highways"/> Work on the project was completed in Spring 2018 at the cost of $92,000,000.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.abc27.com/news/pa-turnpike-announces-widening-project-on-west-shore/ |title = Pa. Turnpike announces widening project on West Shore |work = ABC27 |date = May 22, 2015 }}</ref>

A project was undertaken to widen the road to six lanes between the Blue Mountain Tunnel and the Carlisle Interchange. This work involved replacement of the underpass at the Blue Mountain Interchange with an overpass, reconstruction of eighteen overpasses, and realignment of a short portion near the tunnel's portal.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://navarrowright.com/pennsylvania-turnpike-widening/ |title = Pennsylvania Turnpike Widening &#124; Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc |date = January 10, 2024 }}</ref> Business owners in the area had proposed building a slip ramp near the Carlisle Interchange in order to reduce congestion, though this did not occur. Work was completed by the end of 2018 at the cost of $500,000,00.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.abc27.com/news/turnpike-expansion-begins-near-carlisle |title = Turnpike expansion begins near Carlisle |work = ABC27 |date = February 9, 2015 }}</ref>

In early 2015, the PTC completed addition of ticket processing machines (TPMs) at the Willow Hill Interchange. This allowed non cash users to pay much faster, as rather than handing the ticket in then handling cash and awaiting change, they could simply feed the ticket into a dispenser and receive a confirmation record. Following this, in January 2019, they were implemented at the Fort Littleton Interchange and Blue Mountain Interchange.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paturnpike.com/news/details/2021/09/17/20190111130354|title=PA Turnpike Introduces Cashless Payment at Fulton County Toll Plazas|website=Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC)}}</ref>

In September 2019, the turnpike launched a smartphone app for paying tolls.<ref>{{cite web |last = Benscoter |first = Jana |title = Paying Pa. Turnpike tolls? There will be an app for that soon |publisher = PennLive |date = September 5, 2019 |url = https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/09/paying-pa-turnpike-tolls-theres-an-app-for-that.html |access-date = September 11, 2019 }}</ref>

In August 2013, construction began on a project to widen the road to six lanes between the milepost 40 and the Allegheny Valley Interchange. Work involved reconstructing bridge structures, with the sole exception being the McClelland Road underpass, which was fully demolished. It was completed on October 17, 2019, at the cost of $200 million.<ref name="Pa Highways"/> 

In March 2017, construction began on improvements to the Donegal Interchange. A new traffic signal and realigned intersection end were built. This was completed in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gibson-thomas.com/projects/sr-0031-section-x10-highway-reconstruction/|title=SR 0031-X10 2.6 Mile Highway Reconstruction|website=Gibson-Thomas Engineering}}</ref>

In 2021, construction began on a project to widen the road to six lanes between the Cranberry Interchange and Warrendale Toll Plaza. It was completed in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.paturnpike.com/traveling/construction/site/milepost-28-31-total-reconstruction/design-construction-details |title = Milepost 28–31 Design & Construction Details }}</ref> 

Reconstruction of the ramps into US 1 from the Bensalem Interchange began in November 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=PennDOT announces start of construction to reconstruct and widen U.S. 1 in Bensalem Township|publisher=TMA Bucks|date=October 23, 2018|url=http://www.tmabucks.com/penndot-announces-start-of-construction-to-reconstruct-and-widen-u-s-1-in-bensalem-township/|access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Damon C.|title=PennDOT highlights 2022 infrastructure fixes as first phase on Route 1 overhaul is complete|work=Bucks County Courier Times|date=December 2, 2022|url=https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/story/news/2022/12/02/penndot-finishes-first-part-of-route-1-overhaul-highlights-2022-infrastructure-projects-bucks-county/69695980007/|access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref> and was completed in December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://patch.com/pennsylvania/bensalem/after-4-years-route-1-first-leg-construction-compete-bensalem | title=After 4 Years, Route 1 First Leg Of Construction Compete In Bensalem | website=patch.com | date=2022-12-01 | first=Dino | last=Ciliberti}}</ref>

In May 2019, the PTC began a project to rehabilitate the Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel. As part of this, the eastbound bore ceiling was rebuilt to taking on a new arch ceiling, while both were given new LED lighting, improved conduit, new tiling with better waterproofing, new variable messages signs, a water collection system, and new, wider driving lanes and a resurfaced approach road with repaired bridges.<ref name="rehab">{{cite web |url = https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/mosites-modernizes-tuscarora-tunnels/63697 |title = Mosites Modernizes Tuscarora Tunnels : CEG }}</ref> They also replaced the ventilation,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.woodsairmovement.com/en-us/company/references/tuscarora-tunnel/|title=Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel Upgrade &#124; Woods Air Movement USA|website=www.woodsairmovement.com}}</ref> repainted the portals, replaced the switch gears and generators, as well as expanding the guard office space. Work was completed in January 2024.<ref name="rehab"/>

Construction to widen the section between milepost 102 and the Somerset Interchange began in January 2021. It involved bypassing some curves of the turnpike with new ones. Work was completed in August 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title = Milepost 102–109 Reconstruction |url = https://www.paturnpike.com/traveling/construction/site/milepost-102-109-reconstruction |website = Pennsylvania Turnpike |access-date = August 21, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = Six Lanes to Fully Open as PA Turnpike Completes Reconstruction Project in Somerset County |url = https://www.paturnpike.com/news/details/2024/08/20/six-lanes-to-fully-open-as-pa-turnpike-completes-reconstruction-project-in-somerset-county |access-date = August 21, 2024 |agency = Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |date = August 20, 2024 }}</ref>

In October 2024, support for [[Apple Pay]] and [[Google Pay]] was introduced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://delco.today/2024/10/pennsylvania-turnpike-apple-pay/|title=Pennsylvania Turnpike Expands Digital Payment Choices|first=Michael-Paul|last=Kidd|date=October 3, 2024|website=DELCO.Today}}</ref>

[[File:St. John's Church Pennsylvania Turnpike.jpg|thumb|right|The stairs to St. John's Church in New Baltimore in 2010]]

In 2026, reconstruction will be completed between milepost 126 and 131.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.dailyamerican.com/story/news/local/2024/08/21/pennsylvania-turnpike-construction-finishing-somerset-interchange-work/74885518007/ |title = Road work on the PA Turnpike is nearing completion in Somerset County. What to know }}</ref>

In late 2021, construction began to replace the functionally obsolete Hawk Falls Bridge that carries I-476 over Mud Run in Carbon County. The replacement bridge will be a {{convert|720|ft|m}} long steel bridge that will include shoulders. Construction of the replacement bridge is expected to be completed in the middle part of 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=Milepost A89 Hawk Falls|publisher=Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission|url=https://www.paturnpike.com/traveling/construction/site/milepost-a89-hawk-falls|access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref>

[[File:PA Turnpike Construction Work.jpg|thumb|alt=A construction zone, with two American flags|Reconstruction and widening project between the [[Pennsylvania Route 252|PA&nbsp;252]] overpass and the Valley Forge interchange]]

In 2004, plans were announced to widen the highway to six lanes between the Downingtown Interchange and Valley Forge Interchange.<ref name="inq73004">{{cite news |title = Pa. Turnpike tolls to take a big hike Sunday – Motorists will pay 43 percent more, on average. "There will be some sticker shock," an official said. |last = Downs |first = Jere |date = July 30, 2004 |work = The Philadelphia Inquirer |page = A01 }}</ref> Three years later, the project's western terminus was scaled back from Downingtown to the proposed PA&nbsp;29 slip ramp.<ref name="dln121407">{{cite news |title = Slip ramp designs ready – $75 million project is slow to start because DEP must approve permits |last = Metz |first = Gretchen |date = December 14, 2007 |work = Daily Local News |location = West Chester, Pennsylvania |pages = 9, 11 }}</ref> Plans for the widening were presented to the public in 2009.<ref name="sl2409">{{cite news |title = Turnpike plan is unveiled – And Tredyffrin residents voice their disappointment |last = Eberhardt-Ladd |first = Blair |date = February 4, 2009 |work = Main Line Suburban Life |pages = 1, 23 }}</ref> Later that year, the widening was put on hold because of engineering problems;<ref name="dln32009">{{cite news |title = Route 29 turnpike slip ramp project on hold – Planning widening between Downingtown and Valley Forge interchanges will also be delayed, turnpike commission announces |last = Pickering |first = Anne |date = March 20, 2009 |work = Daily Local News |location = West Chester, Pennsylvania |page = 3 }}</ref> it resumed in 2010.<ref name="dln42810">{{cite news |title = Local turnpike widening project to resume – Section of highway between Valley Forge and Downingtown interchanges to expand to six lanes; Route 29 slip ramp still on hold |last = Pickering |first = Anne |date = April 28, 2010 |work = Daily Local News |location = West Chester, Pennsylvania |page = 3 }}</ref> Work was scheduled to begin in 2013, with completion in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.paturnpike.com/ConstructionProjects/mp320to326/construction/schedule.aspx |title = Mileposts 320–326 Total Reconstruction Project – Project Overview and Schedule |publisher = Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130120110006/http://www.paturnpike.com/ConstructionProjects/mp320to326/construction/schedule.aspx |archive-date = January 20, 2013 |url-status = dead |access-date = October 15, 2012 }}</ref> In October 2012, the project was postponed a year because of delays in permit approvals.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.paturnpike.com/Press/2012/20121012132707.htm |title = Pa. Turnpike Announces 12-Month Delay in Construction of Six-Lane Widening Project |date = October 12, 2012 |publisher = Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |access-date = October 15, 2012 |archive-date = December 16, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121216013812/http://www.paturnpike.com/press/2012/20121012132707.htm |url-status = dead }}</ref> The project is being split into two phases: one between the [[Pennsylvania Route 252|PA&nbsp;252]] overpass and the Valley Forge interchange, and the other between the PA&nbsp;29 interchange and the PA&nbsp;252 overpass.<ref>{{cite web |title = Mileposts 320 – 326 Total Reconstruction Project |publisher = Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |url = https://www.patpconstruction.com/mp320to326/overview.aspx |access-date = February 18, 2022 |archive-date = February 18, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220218224738/https://www.patpconstruction.com/mp320to326/overview.aspx |url-status = dead }}</ref> Construction began on September 27, 2021, with the new lanes opening to traffic in October 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title = Milepost 324–326 Design & Construction Details |url = https://www.paturnpike.com/traveling/construction/site/milepost-324-326/design-construction-details#ConstructionUpdate |access-date = 2024-12-05 |website = PTC Construction Sites |language = en }}</ref> and all work expected to be completed in May 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title = Pennsylvania Turnpike Roadway & Bridge Reconstruction from MP 324.65 to MP 326.18 – Trumbull Corporation |publisher = Tredyffrin Township |date = September 14, 2021 |url = https://www.tredyffrin.org/Home/Components/News/News/8570/38 |access-date = February 18, 2022 }}</ref> Reconstruction and widening of the turnpike from the Downingtown interchange east to the Valley Hill Road overpass began in early 2023, with completion planned for 2027. As part of the project, the ramps at the Downingtown interchange are being rebuilt.<ref>{{cite web |title = Milepost 312–316 Reconstruction |publisher = Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |url = https://www.paturnpike.com/traveling/construction/site/milepost-312-316-reconstruction |access-date = May 28, 2024 }}</ref>

In 2012, the PTC announced that they were planning to replace the Beaver River Bridge, the last deck truss bridge. While not structurally deficient, it has a similar design to the [[I-35W Mississippi River bridge|I-35W Mississippi River Bridge]], which collapsed in 2007, and is functionally obsolete. As part of this, the Beaver Valley Interchange was also to be rebuilt<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.timesonline.com/story/business/transportation/2012/02/16/turnpike-commission-eying-beaver-river/18414835007/ |title = Turnpike commission eying Beaver River Bridge replacement project }}</ref> from a trumpet interchange into a partial diamond interchange.{{cn|date=December 2024}} Soon after, they set aside nearly $300 million to replace the bridge, and began the design phase.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_783052.html|title=Turnpike's Beaver River Bridge slated for replacement in 2017|last=Fontaine|first=Tom|date=2012-02-23|website=TribLIVE.com|access-date=2018-12-29}}</ref> In September 2013, the PTC began the work, which would at first replace a number of bridges between mileposts 12 and 14. This was completed in November 2017, allowing for future widening from four to six lanes. The first phase was completed in December 2022 and the PTC began the second phase: the widening to six lanes.<ref name="Beaver River Bridge">{{cite web |url = https://www.paturnpike.com/traveling/construction/site/mileposts-12-14-total-reconstruction#:~:text=This%20project%2C%20located%20in%20North%20Sewickley%20Township%2C%20Homewood,avoid%20environmental%20and%20utility%20issues%20to%20the%20south |title = Beaver River Bridge Replacement Project }}</ref> In September 2024, as part of the project, temporary ramps at the Beaver Valley Interchange were opened to the old ones could be systematically demolished.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/local/2024/09/05/ramp-closures-in-homewood-to-affect-traffic-towards-pa-turnpike-beaver-county/75084648007/|title=PA Turnpike to close ramps on Sunday evening. What exits are impacted|first=Garret|last=Roberts|website=Beaver County Times}}</ref> Work is expected to be competed in September 2027 at a cost of $292 million. <ref name="Beaver River Bridge"/>

In 2010, [[McCormick Taylor]] and Wilbur Smith Associates were hired by the PTC to conduct a feasibility study on converting the road to all-electronic tolling.<ref name=intell122910/> On March 6, 2012, the turnpike commission announced that it was implementing this plan.<ref name=pn3612/> The turnpike commission projected that it would save $65&nbsp;million annually on labor costs by eliminating toll collectors.<ref name=inq31312/> The first plazas to be converted were the toll plazas at the end of the turnpike. The Delaware River Bridge Toll Plaza was demolished and a westbound all-electronic barrier installed in its place by January 2016, becoming the first on the turnpike to do so.{{cn|date=December 2024}} On October 27, 2019, all-electronic tolling was implemented at the express lanes at the Gateway Toll Barrier.{{cn|date=December 2024}} All-electronic tolling was originally scheduled to be implemented between the Gateway Toll Barrier and Neshaminy Falls Toll Barrier, as well as on the Northeast Extension, in late 2021.<ref name=inq11219/> In March 2020, the turnpike made the switch early as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania|COVID-19 pandemic]]. With this, the E-ZPass, previously restricted to E-ZPass users, had this restriction removed.<ref name=ptctolls/> The all-electronic tolling system on the turnpike will initially use toll booths at exits until mainline toll [[Gantry (transport)|gantries]] between interchanges are constructed.<ref name=inq11219/> Construction on the gantries began in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.pahomepage.com/traffic/pa-turnpike-begins-final-phase-of-all-electronic-tolling/ |title = PA Turnpike begins final phase of 'All-Electronic Tolling' |date = May 2, 2023 }}</ref> They also determined a new tolling structure would be implemented, with tolls calculated based on length rather than weight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ttnews.com/articles/fee-pennsylvania-turnpike|title=New Fee Structure Part of Pennsylvania Turnpike Tolling Plan|first=Noël|last=Fletcher|date=August 16, 2023|website=Transport Topics}}</ref> Toll gantries were activated on January 5, 2025 on the Northeast Extension and on the mainline turnpike east of the Reading interchange. The gantries on the rest of the mainline will be in operation by January 2027.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kratz|first=Alyssa|title=Pennsylvania Turnpike to implement open road tolling by 2025|publisher=WPMT-TV|location=York, PA|date=December 2, 2022|url=https://www.fox43.com/article/news/community/pennsylvania-turnpike-open-road-tolling-electronic-ez-pass/521-cbf9215d-d4e0-49ad-b62d-9f6bb7a685e0|access-date=January 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=As PA Turnpike Turns 84, All Eyes on Future with Open Road Tolling |publisher=Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission|url=https://www.paturnpike.com/news/stories-from-the-turnpike/as-pa-turnpike-turns-84--all-eyes-on-future-with-open-road-tolling|access-date=December 1, 2024}}</ref> Demolition of the toll plazas will be completed by mid-2028.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.inquirer.com/transportation/pennsylvania-turnpike-toll-booths-replaced-20240613.html |title = Toll booths are no more, as Pennsylvania Turnpike looks to replace them with overhead readers |date = June 16, 2024 }}</ref>

<!--someone please split this monstrosity of a paragraph to make it readable! -->Plans for an interchange between the turnpike and I-95 in Bristol Township to connect portions of I-95 in Pennsylvania and the New Jersey Turnpike were proposed in 1978.<ref name=inq21998/><ref name=gt71378>{{cite news |title = Turnpike Hikes Hurt Commuters |agency = Associated Press |work = Gettysburg Times |date = July 13, 1978 |page = 5 |url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lJQzAAAAIBAJ&pg=2635,4548181&dq=pennsylvania-turnpike+lanes&hl=en |access-date = September 22, 2012 }}</ref> The roads did not have an interchange because earlier laws (since repealed) prohibited federal funds from being used to connect toll roads.<ref name=Rambler/> In 1982, the federal government mandated that the interchange be built in Pennsylvania.<ref name=pdn41599>{{cite news |last = Heimer |first = Scott |title = I-95/Pike Proposal Called A 'Disaster' Environmental Concerns Aired |work = Philadelphia Daily News |date = April 15, 1999 |page = 22 }}</ref> A gap existed on I-95 because of the unbuilt [[Somerset Freeway]] segment in central New Jersey.<ref name=inq21998>{{cite news |last = McCrary |first = Lacy |title = Legislators Push For Pa. Turnpike-I-95 Interchange |work = The Philadelphia Inquirer |date = February 9, 1998 |page = B01 }}</ref> Under the plan, I-95 would be rerouted off of its original alignment through Trenton,<ref name=i95interchange/><ref name=aashto2015>{{cite letter |last = Nadeau |first = Gregory G. |date = May 20, 2015 |title = FHWA to AASHTO I-95 Designation |recipient = Bud Wright |location = Washington, DC |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |url = http://route.transportation.org/Documents/05%2014%202015%20Cheyenne%2c%20WY%20Report/FHWA%20to%20AASHTO%20I-95.Designation.pdf |format = PDF |access-date = June 8, 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150609165553/http://route.transportation.org/Documents/05%2014%202015%20Cheyenne%2C%20WY%20Report/FHWA%20to%20AASHTO%20I-95.Designation.pdf |archive-date = June 9, 2015 }}</ref> and routed onto the portion of turnpike between the new interchange and the New Jersey state line.<ref name=times6302>{{cite news |last = Hester |first = Tom Jr. |title = Pa. plan would fill I-95's last gap |work = The Times |location = Trenton, New Jersey |date = June 3, 2002 |page = A1 }}</ref> This would result in the elimination of I-276 along the {{convert|3|mi|km}} stretch, now terminating east at the interchange. I-95 would follow the Pearl Harbor Extension, which ends at the mainline New Jersey Turnpike. This would create a continuous route through New Jersey, and allow for I-295 to be extended.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schedule|publisher=I95Link.com|url=http://i95link.com/schedule/|access-date=April 13, 2018}}</ref> Area residents who thought the interchange would lead to a decline in their quality of life opposed the plan.<ref name=times61301>{{cite news |last = Coughlan |first = Artemis |title = 30 at hearing protest proposal to link Pa. Turnpike with I-95 |work = The Times |location = Trenton, New Jersey |date = June 13, 2001 |page = A8 }}</ref> An [[environmental impact statement]] (EIS) was released in 2003, with this it was revealed that the project would also included widening and a new eastern end of the ticket system to be located before the interchange.<ref name=intell7903>{{cite news |title = I-95 connector moves a step closer to reality |work = The Intelligencer |location = Doylestown, Pennsylvania |date = July 9, 2003 |page = 2B }}</ref> The interchange received environmental approval in 2004, the preliminary design was completed in 2008, and the final design followed.<ref name=patpi95>{{Cite web |url = https://www.patpconstruction.com/paturnpikei95/project-overview.aspx |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021356/https://www.patpconstruction.com/paturnpikei95/project-overview.aspx |url-status = usurped |archive-date = November 17, 2015 |title = Project Overview |publisher = PA Turnpike / I-95 Interchange Project |access-date = November 14, 2015 }}</ref><ref name=bct1704>{{cite news |title = Pa. gets OK to link turnpike with I-95 |work = Burlington County Times |date = January 7, 2004 |page = 2B }}</ref><ref name=bcct73012>{{cite news |last = Adler |first = Danny |title = Linking I-95, turnpike getting real |work = Bucks County Courier Times |date = July 30, 2012 |page = A1 }}</ref> 

The project involved building a high-speed interchange between the roads. A new toll plaza was built east of the Street Road interchange at Neshaminy Falls to mark the eastern end of the ticket system. It consisted of high-speed E-ZPass lanes and ticket and cash booths, and the former Delaware River Bridge toll barrier converted to serve westbound traffic only, and the Delaware Valley Interchange had its toll plaza removed. A new bridge was to be built over the Delaware River. Work on the project began in late 2010, and two bridges over the turnpike were replaced in 2011.<ref name=i95interchange>{{Cite web |url = https://www.patpconstruction.com/paturnpikei95/construction.aspx |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022629/https://www.patpconstruction.com/paturnpikei95/construction.aspx |url-status = usurped |archive-date = November 17, 2015 |title = Construction |publisher = PA Turnpike / I-95 Interchange Project |access-date = November 14, 2015 }}</ref> Groundbreaking for the interchange with I-95 took place on July 30, 2013, with Governor Corbett in attendance.<ref name=wcau73013>{{cite web |last = Chang |first = David |title = New Project Links Pa. Turnpike to I-95 |publisher = WCAU-TV |location = Philadelphia |date = July 30, 2013 |access-date = July 30, 2013 |url = http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/New-Project-Links-Pa-Turnpike-to-I-95-217680301.html }}</ref> The project's first stage, which includes the new toll plaza, widening and flyover ramps between I-95 and the turnpike, was projected to cost $420&nbsp;million and the flyover ramps were projected to cost $142.9&nbsp;million, with $100&nbsp;million from federal funds and the remainder from the turnpike commission. The PTC borrowed money from foreign investors to fund the project, and the commission entered a partnership with the Delaware Valley Regional Center (DVRC) in 2014 to raise half the funds needed to construct the interchange. The [[EB-5 visa]] program was projected to allow the commission, through the DVRC, to save about $35&nbsp;million of traditional borrowing costs over five years.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Wekitzkin |first1 = Paul |title = Chinese investors helping build major US road link |url = http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2014-12/02/content_19013341.html |work = China Daily (USA) |date = December 2, 2014 }}</ref> Construction of the interchange's first stage, the Neshaminy Falls Toll Plaza, began later that year.<ref name=inq81414>{{cite news |last = Nussbaum |first = Paul |title = Work to begin on connecting Pa. Turnpike and I-95 |work = The Philadelphia Inquirer |date = August 14, 2014 |url = http://articles.philly.com/2014-08-14/business/52772901_1_toll-gantry-pennsylvania-turnpike-commission-new-jersey-turnpike |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140820193652/http://articles.philly.com/2014-08-14/business/52772901_1_toll-gantry-pennsylvania-turnpike-commission-new-jersey-turnpike |url-status = dead |archive-date = August 20, 2014 |access-date = December 2, 2014 }}</ref> The Neshaminy Falls Toll plaza opened in January 2016, at this point, while the Delaware Valley Interchanges toll plaza was closed, and the Delaware River Bridge Toll Plaza was demolished and replaced by a westbound fixed rate Toll Gantry. This was the first of its kind on the turnpike. Signage was also updated at the Delaware Valley Interchange to remove its name.{{cn|date=January 2025}}  Flyover ramps between northbound I-95 and the eastbound turnpike and between the westbound turnpike and southbound I-95 opened on September 22, 2018.<ref name=sofield>{{cite news |first = Tom |last = Sofield |date = September 22, 2018 |title = Decades in the Making, I-95, Turnpike Connector Opens to Motorists |url = http://levittownnow.com/2018/09/22/decades-in-the-making-i-95-turnpike-connector-opens-to-motorists/ |work = Levittown Now |access-date = September 22, 2018 }}</ref> This completed I-95, which runs from [[Florida]] north to Maine. Part of the Interstate Highway System, it serves over 110&nbsp;million people in over 10&nbsp;percent of the total US land area. Its development began as part of the Federal-Aid Highway Act in 1956.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Meyer |first1 = Robinson |title = After 61 Years, America's Busiest Highway Is Almost Complete |url = https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/01/after-61-years-americas-busiest-highway-is-almost-complete/550982/ |work = The Atlantic |date = January 20, 2018 }}</ref> With this, the portion of the turnpike between the new interchange and the New Jersey state line became part of I-95 while the eastern terminus of I-276 was cut back to the new interchange. Signs depicting turnpike shields and mile markers were removed, with signs depicting I-95 mile markers and shields were put in their place. exit&nbsp;358 was also renumbered as exit&nbsp;42, being based on I-95 exit numbers.<ref name=sofield/>  The exit&nbsp;42 ramp to US 13 was rebuilt from a trumpet into an at-grade intersection,<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.paturnpike.com/traveling/construction/site/i-95-interchange-project/design-construction-details/section-e |title = Section E }}</ref> this was completed in 2020.{{cn|date=January 2025}} 

Long-term plans call for the construction of missing connections with I-95 and I-295, as well as and widening the turnpike to six lanes between the Bensalem interchange and New Jersey state line. This would include the reconstruction of the exit&nbsp;42's ramps from and off of the turnpike, as well a replacement of the Delaware River Bridge with a new span, which is expected to begin construction in 2025 at the earliest.<ref>{{cite web |title = PA Turnpike / I-95 Interchange Project – Design |publisher = Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |url = https://www.patpconstruction.com/paturnpikei95/design.aspx |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117122832/https://www.patpconstruction.com/paturnpikei95/design.aspx |url-status = usurped |archive-date = November 17, 2015 |access-date = January 29, 2022 }}</ref> The remaining stages of the project are unfunded, with an estimated cost of $1.1&nbsp;billion.<ref name=inq81414/> Once this project is completed, the entire road between the Downingtown Interchange and New Jersey state line will be six lanes wide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-07 |title=Pa. Turnpike continues widening of I-476. When will it be completed? |url=https://www.mcall.com/2024/12/07/pa-turnpike-continues-widening-of-i-476-when-will-it-be-completed/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=The Morning Call |language=en-US}}</ref>