Frankford Ave Bridge Shut For A Year, Northeast Philly Commutes Get Tossed Onto Detours
A century‑old Frankford Avenue bridge is closed for a $10M rehabilitation that will keep the crossing shut for about a year, with detours and traffic impacts across Northeast Philadelphia.
Market Street Ramp Roars Back, Old City Shops Pray For Traffic Jolt
The Market Street on‑ramp to I‑95 South reopens Friday after a yearlong closure that squeezed Old City businesses. Merchants say the restored access can bring customers and tour buses back.
Feds Slam Brakes On ‘Chameleon’ Trucking Network After Amish Crash Horror In Indiana
Federal regulators ordered four trucking firms off the road after investigators traced their DOT numbers to an Indiana crash that killed four Amish men. The shutdown is part of a widening FMCSA probe into a suspected chameleon‑carrier network.
State Cash Puts Eakins Oval Park Dream Back In Play
PennDOT awarded $1.8 million to survey Eakins Oval and fund preliminary design work for a possible reconfiguration that would add parkland to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The study will inform environmental clearances and future public input.
Old City Sinkhole Turns Church Street Into Delivery Dead Zone
A sinkhole on the 200 block of Church Street has gaped open since late December, disrupting deliveries and rattling neighbors. Residents say intermittent overnight work hasn’t solved the problem.
Frankford Mom Says Lesher Street Sinkholes Turn Daily Routine Into Obstacle Course
Four sinkholes opened outside a Frankford home beside a handicapped space, leaving a mother who cares for her non‑walking son scrambling for action. City crews and council members are weighing responses.
Fetterman Scores $8.47 Million Transit Boost as Philly Gears Up for World Cup
Sen. John Fetterman says he helped secure $8.47M in federal transit aid for the Philadelphia region to boost SEPTA operations and station upgrades ahead of six World Cup matches this summer.












