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Destination of the Day

The Pennsylvania Highways page has won its first award.  It received the Pennsylvania Destination of the Day award on June 18, 1998 by Kessler Freedman, Incorporated.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

In keeping with the accreditations, I am proud to announce that myself and this page were featured in the July 12, 1998 issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Metro East edition.

CUTV

On March 7, 2000, Pennsylvania Highways was credited on CUTV Newscenter for providing information on the Mon-Fayette Expressway for a story that aired about the opening of the Mason-Dixon Link.

http://roads.to/30

I won a contest in Summer 2000 put on by the webmaster of the site listed in the graphic to the left.  The prize:  an official PennDOT t-shirt.

PennDOT

From the "will wonders never cease" file, PennDOT District 4 has decided to link to Pennsylvania Highways from their links page.  To see that this is no lie, head over to their Transportation Links page.

PennDOT

Keeping the theme of wonders never ceasing going, I discovered in Fall 2001 that the main PennDOT page has linked to Pennsylvania Highways on their Cultural Resources Management Program links page.

NTVRU

Pennsylvania Highways received international attention on December 30, 2001 from NTV in Russia.  The site was linked on a page about the accident that took place on Interstate 80.  Click here for the story and here for the Google Translator as it is in Russian.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Pennsylvania Highways was used as a source for the Fort Pitt and Tunnel Project information in the March 31, 2002 edition of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.  The articles were entitled Rehabilitating the Tunnel and Controlling the Tunnel.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pennsylvania Highways and myself were mentioned in the June 23, 2002 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Metro North edition in a story about viaducts in Butler.
Pennsylvania Highways Exits was listed as number one "WWW" or "Websites Worth Watching" for September 2002 by ReadyNetGo...News published by Ready Net Go, Inc. of southeastern Pennsylvania.

Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor

I was mentioned in the March, April, May 2004 issue of the Lincoln Highway Journal, for having been the first member of the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor to have adopted a Lincoln Highway sign in each of the six counties encompassed by the organization.

Land Line Magazine

I provided a picture of the Hempfield Toll Plaza for inclusion in the March/April 2004 issue of Land Line Magazine for their article entitled "A Prophesy with a Problem."  I, along with the web site, are mentioned.

Associated Press

I was interviewed for a story about the Pennsylvania State Police dressing in camouflage to run speed traps near wooded areas for a story that was distributed via the Associated Press on June 2, 2004.  The website was mentioned as well.
Destination of the Day The first award Pennsylvania Highways received was bestowed again upon the site on August 4, 2004, when it was named the Pennsylvania Destination of the Day.
Pocono Record Pennsylvania Highways was used as a source for a story on the rehabilitation of Interstate 80 at Interstate 380 in the August 19, 2004 issue of the Pocono Record.
WGAL-TV Lancaster/Harrisburg/York The Interstate 83 Exit Guide was linked from a WGAL-TV story on an overturned tanker on I-83 near Exit 40A on November 24, 2004.
WETM-TV Elmira, NY The first out-of-state television station to mention the site was WETM-TV from Elmira, New York on January 6, 2005 on a page with links to Current Road Conditions.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pennsylvania Highways, myself, and the SWPA Road Enthusiast Meets were mentioned in the August 28, 2005 edition of Joe Grata's "Getting Around" column in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Reading Eagle The site along with myself were mentioned in a story on ghost highways in the October 31, 2005 Halloween's "Drive Time" section of the Reading Eagle.
Overdrive The site along with myself were mentioned in Overdrive magazine's annual "Worst Roads" article which appeared in the December 2005 issue.
Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor I was mentioned in the September, October, November 2006 issue of the Lincoln Highway Journal, for attending the PennDOT commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the signage of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 at the Eisenhower Farm in Gettysburg on June 28, 2006.
WEFR-FM Erie I was interviewed for a program entitled Community Issues which aired on September 30, 2006 at 7:45 AM, 1:15 PM, and 6:15 PM on WEFR-FM in Erie.  I discussed the website as well as current construction projects within the Commonwealth.
Overdrive The site along with myself were mentioned in Overdrive magazine's annual "Worst Roads" article which appeared in the December 2006 issue.
Overdrive The site along with myself were mentioned in Overdrive magazine's annual "Worst Roads" article which appeared in the January 2008 issue.
WEFR-FM Erie I was interviewed for a program entitled Community Issues which aired on February 2 and February 9, 2008 on WEFR-FM in Erie.  I discussed the website as well as current news items such as the proposed tolling of Interstate 80.
Greensburg Tribune-Review Pennsylvania Highways and myself were featured in a story in the August 26, 2008 edition of the Greensburg Tribune-Review.
Overdrive The site along with myself were mentioned in Overdrive magazine's annual "Worst Roads" article which appeared in the January 2009 issue.

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