Holiday travel kicks off on the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Tuesday is the start of the busy travel period
Updated: 5:31 AM EST Nov 21, 2023
HOW ARE THE ROADS LOOKING? TORI. GOOD MORNING, MICHELLE. JANELLE YOU CAN CALL ME TURNPIKE TORI. I’M HERE ON THE TURNPIKE THIS MORNING. WE HOPPED ON AT MONROEVILLE AT THE INTERCHANGE THERE. OF COURSE, GOING TOWARDS HARRISBURG. SO WE’RE ON THE EAST. WE’RE KIND OF HEADING TOWARDS NEW STANCE. I’LL PUT YOU TO THE FRONT. YOU CAN SEE THE ROADS ARE OKAY. IT IS RAINING A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE’RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT MORE TRAFFIC. OF COURSE, WE’RE USED TO BEING OUT THIS TIME IN THE MORNING, SO THERE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE TRAFFIC THAN NORMAL, BUT NOTHING TOO HEAVY YET. BUT WE CAN TELL YOU THE PA TURNPIKE. THEY SAY THAT HOLIDAY TRAFFIC IS UP THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST. THEY’RE EXPECTING ABOUT. 675,000 DRIVERS TO RIDE ON THE TURNPIKE TODAY. THEY DO EXPECT TODAY AND TOMORROW TO BE THE HEAVIEST TRAFFIC THAT WE’LL SEE FOR THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL. WE KNOW THERE’S TYPICALLY A LOT OF ROADWORK GOING ON, TOO. BUT THE GOOD NEWS I CAN TELL YOU IS THE TURNPIKE SAYS THEY’RE GOING TO BE SUSPENDING ALL MAINTENANCE CREWS BEGINNING AT 5:00 THIS MORNING. SO STARTING AT 5:00, ALL THAT ROAD WORK THAT WE SEE THAT MAY CAUSE SOME HEADACHE. THAT’S GOING TO GO AWAY UNTIL 11:00 SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN, OF COURSE, THEY EXPECT MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE TO BE BACK HOME AND DONE THEIR TRAVELING FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. BUT OF COURSE, WE’LL BE OUT HERE ALL MORNING LONG, KEEPING YOU UPDATED ON WHAT’
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Holiday travel kicks off on the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Tuesday is the start of the busy travel period
Updated: 5:31 AM EST Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday is the kickoff of the busy holiday travel period on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.The turnpike is expecting 3.33 million drivers to travel the road between Tuesday and Sunday, up 2.3% from the Thanksgiving holiday travel period in 2022.An estimated 675,000 motorists will use the turnpike on Tuesday with Wednesday being the peak day with 690,000 motorists.Drivers will also see lower gas prices as they hit the road, with Pennsylvania seeing an average prices of $3.59 for regular unleaded, according to AAA, down 14 cents over the past month and 43 cents over the past year.
Tuesday is the kickoff of the busy holiday travel period on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
The turnpike is expecting 3.33 million drivers to travel the road between Tuesday and Sunday, up 2.3% from the Thanksgiving holiday travel period in 2022.
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An estimated 675,000 motorists will use the turnpike on Tuesday with Wednesday being the peak day with 690,000 motorists.
Drivers will also see lower gas prices as they hit the road, with Pennsylvania seeing an average prices of $3.59 for regular unleaded, according to AAA, down 14 cents over the past month and 43 cents over the past year.