The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in the USA is planning to bid three contracts to extend its fiber-optic network west of Harrisburg to the Ohio border with the aim to enhance its communications capacity.

The 325-mile Western Fibre Optic Network will include the mainline PA Turnpike from the Harrisburg East Interchange to the Ohio border (I-76), Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass (PA 66), Beaver Valley Expressway (I-376), and the Mon-Fayette Expressway (PA 43).

The scope of the project includes:

• Designing, procurement, and installation of required fiber optic cable, conduit, crossings, vaults, splice, and test fiber optic cable;
• Maintenance and Protection of Traffic;
• Erosion and Sedimentation Control.