Governor Wolf Announces Launch of PennDOT Traffic Website for Residents, Visitors during DNC

Governor Wolf Announces Launch of PennDOT Traffic Website for Residents,
Visitors during DNC

7/14/2016-HARRISBURG

Governor Tom Wolf today announced that the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation (PennDOT) has launched www.511pa.com/DNC- a detailed
travelers'
website to assist residents and visitors as Philadelphia hosts the
Democratic
National Convention from July 25 to 28. The site is linked both to
PennDOT's
511PA site and the Pennsylvania Turnpike's travelers' information site.

"The convention will bring thousands of delegates, media and visitors to
Philadelphia and this site will help everyone keep on top of changing
traffic
conditions and information about street closures and restrictions," Wolf
said.
"As we did with last year's Papal visit, my administration has worked very
hard
to assist travelers during this important national event."

The site's home page offers options to see information about real-time
traffic
conditions on highways in the Philadelphia region and lists street closures

around the convention venue at the Wells Fargo Center in South
Philadelphia.
The site is accessible from both desktop and mobile interfaces.

"We want to keep inconvenience to our visitors and residents alike at a
minimum
during the DNC, and this tool is one way they can become aware of changing
traffic conditions," said PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards. "With this
site, PennDOT is delivering on Gov. Wolf's promise of a government that
works."

Pennsylvania Turnpike Chairman Sean Logan said that the www.511pa.com/DNC
site
will be useful for anyone driving in Philadelphia and its suburbs —
including
those who may not be headed to Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center and the
DNC.

"This special-event website will be a crucial aid for delegates as well as
those just running errands or passing through town during the convention,"
Logan said. "In addition to live traffic conditions, 511pa.com/DNC offers
alternate routes for those wishing to steer clear of traffic delays likely
to
result from this historic event being staged in the birthplace of American
Democracy."

For more information, visit www.511pa.com.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Carl Defebo,Turnpike Commission, 717-831-7176
Rich Kirkpatrick, PennDOT, 717-783-8800
Jeff Sheridan, Governor's Office, 717-783-1116

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