Infrastructure
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When will delayed York I-83 widening project start? Here’s the schedule
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is seeking bids for the first phase of the Interstate 83 widening project in the York area, with construction expected to begin in 2027.
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Additional Amtrak passenger train service to and from Pittsburgh to begin in mid-November
The expanded service is the result of nearly three years of planning and more than $80 million invested in the project, in cooperation with Amtrak and freight railroad Norfolk Southern Corp., which owns the tracks between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg.
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Data centers in Smithfield Township limited to new heavy industrial zone
The supervisors approved Draft Ordinance No. 268 following a public hearing at J.T. Lambert Intermediate School, setting in place more targeted regulations for data center projects and restricting them to a particular district.
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Delay extended for United Airlines services between Erie and Chicago
Flights between the two airports were originally scheduled to begin in May but were pushed back to Oct. 24, 2026 due to Federal Aviation Administration flight cuts. This delay was recently extended to October 2027.
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Falls Township moves to update zoning to curb data centers
Township officials are initiating a preemptive strike on regulating additional data centers by declaring part of its zoning ordinance “substantially invalid.”
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How do you feel about AI becoming more integrated into everyday life?
With the prevalence of artificial intelligence in so many aspects of our life, we asked Keystone newsletter readers how they feel about it.
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Bucks County’s first data center will open soon. What you need to know
The July 14 open house by Amazon at Pennsbury High School in Fairless Hills drew hundreds of people before PECO hosted its own informational meeting to answer questions about the data center now under construction at the former U.S. Steel industrial site along the river.
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Remember the $5B data center planned in Peach Bottom? It could be dead
Constellation, the largest private-sector power producer in the United States that acquired the York Energy Center in January, said in a written statement that the company “is reevaluating the technical and commercial feasibility of a potential center at that site.”
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Millcreek Township eyes regulations for data centers
Millcreek’s proposed rules aren’t an effort to attract data centers to the township but to regulate them if any do come.
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Trump’s Freedom Fuel comes to Bucks County bringing cheap gas to pumps
The “Freedom Fuel Network” gas station in the 1300 block of Street Road is one of 25 around the Philadelphia region that is selling gas for $3.47 a gallon, about 30 cents lower than the national average.
