Transportation News

Seeking to enhance public safety, increase mobility, make streets safer for walking, cycling and public transit and have cleaner air as a result, the city is getting feedback from residents about the changes they want to see.

The Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be temporarily closed this weekend, between the Pocono and Wyoming Valley interchanges. Officials say crews will be performing bridge work.

People cruising city streets on all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes not registered or outfitted for road use could soon face up to hundreds of dollars in fines and potential forfeiture of their machines.

On Thursday, PennDOT’s pedestrian education and traffic enforcement operation with the Bethlehem Police Department had pulled over at least six cars by the half-hour mark. It's both the pedestrian and driver's responsibility to navigate roadways safely, PennDOT officials said.

Easton City Council will have to adjust its budget figures to reallot funds needed to complete repairs and improvements to the 3rd Street garage.

A 27-year-old driver from New York was charged with homicide by vehicle and related crimes in connection with the death of 67-year-old Susan Henderson, of Norristown, state police said. It happened on Hecktown Road in Lower Nazareth Township on Tuesday.

King’s Real Estate Management & Development Company is in the process of building King’s Route 309 Business Park, a commercial development on 12 acres at Schneck Road and Route 309.

Easton City Council held a parking summit Tuesday night, inviting the public to share their own ideas on how to address one of the city's biggest issues for residents and visitors alike.

The crash occurred Tuesday morning on Hecktown Road in Lower Nazareth Township, after authorities said police observed the Mercedes driver commit a traffic violation.

The Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority's Board of Governors voted Tuesday to raise the price of parking at Lehigh Valley International Airport, the first increase in about 15 years.