The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recently issued an update on its 2025 promise to create more trucking parking spaces.
PennDOT said it has delivered 339 new truck parking spaces as part of its commitment to adding at least 1,200 truck parking spaces by the end of 2026. The agency said it opened these spots at 24 locations across the state, including Interstate on-ramps, other commonwealth-owned sites, and weigh stations.
“As a commercial driver’s license holder, I know how critical safe parking options are for the people who keep goods moving to and through Pennsylvania,” said DOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “The Shapiro Administration is wasting no time in making good on this commitment to give them more options to meet their federal rest requirements. This is a commonsense approach to enhance safety, and the department is looking at ways to add even more spaces.”
Before the end of 2025, PennDOT added truck parking spots at:
- Interstate 99 on-ramps in Bellwood, Blair County;
- I-79 northbound and southbound weigh stations in Butler County:
- Route 100 northbound weigh station in Chester County;
- Four I-79 on-ramps in Erie County;
- I-81 northbound and southbound weigh stations in Franklin County;
- Location off I-70 in Fulton County;
- I-380 northbound and southbound weigh stations in Lackawanna County;
- Location off Route 315 in Luzerne County;
- Route 9404/William Penn Highway Park and Ride in Northampton County;
- Location off Route 6 in Pike County;
- I-81 northbound and southbound weigh stations in Schuylkill County;
- Two locations off U.S. 11 in Snyder County;
- I-79 southbound weigh station in Washington County; and
- I-83 northbound and southbound weigh stations in York County.
Last October, PennDOT unveiled a new “Public Truck Parking” option on www.511PA.com and the 511PA smartphone application. The map displays existing truck parking options and newly designated locations are being added as the parking becomes available.
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