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511PA

511PA

by Executive Office of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

61 ratings
68 reviews
🔧 Utilities
✈️ Travel
Free

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Released
April 30, 2014
Updated
June 9, 2026

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Executive Office of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Get real-time highway and traffic information to plan your routes safely. View roadwork, incidents, closures, and weather alerts on a zoomable map. Receive customizable audio notifications for events on your chosen route.

✓Real-time traffic speeds
✓Road conditions and weather alerts
✓Incident and closure notifications
✓Snowplow tracking (Track My Plow)
✓Customizable audio alerts
✓Interactive map with multiple info layers
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What users say about 511PA

Reviews of 511PA are mostly negative: the Travel app is rated 1.7/5 from 61 App Store ratings. What users like most: works for winter info, provides needed info. Top complaints: horrible, frustrating, confusing, worst travel app. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Works for winter info
  • 👍Provides needed info
  • 👍Simple, not too dressed up
  • 👍Not fancy, but works
  • 👍Gets info before leaving home
  • 👍Shows route care/trucks
  • 👍Accurate reports (sometimes)
  • 👍Good source of traveler info
  • 👍Helpful for winter conditions

Negative things

  • 👎Horrible, frustrating, confusing
  • 👎Worst travel app
  • 👎No point, collects data
  • 👎Fails to be timely
  • 👎Old version was better
  • 👎Awful, no plow data
  • 👎Complete garbage
  • 👎Constantly freezing
  • 👎Useless, wrong speeds
  • 👎Convoluted, too much vomit
  • 👎Garbage app, ruined it
  • 👎Inaccurate, terrible since update
  • 👎Useless, bad info worse than none
  • 👎Terrible, worse than old one
  • 👎Slow, clunky, hard to navigate
  • 👎Barbaric, useless after update
  • 👎Old version much better, useless now
  • 👎New update is bad
  • 👎Deleted app, worthless
  • 👎Old was more useful
  • 👎Worst app, go back to old
  • 👎Bring back old version
  • 👎New version horrible
  • 👎Ruined, full of junk
  • 👎New update terrible, unusable
  • 👎Difficult to use, preferred previous
  • 👎Simplicity, upgrades not better
  • 👎Too many permissions
  • 👎New system stinks
  • 👎Horrible new format
  • 👎Does not respect location
  • 👎Terrible, cameras inop
  • 👎Needs some updates, laggy
  • 👎Not helpful, disappointing
  • 👎Worst app ever
  • 👎Battery hog
  • 👎Poor interface
  • 👎Junky app, awful to navigate
  • 👎Annoying, won't shut alerts off
  • 👎Annoying, drains battery
  • 👎Drain battery, location/reporting
  • 👎Needs bad update, cameras don't work
  • 👎Worthless, didn't show loads
  • 👎Genuinely terrible
  • 👎Useless, runs all the time
  • 👎Almost useless
  • 👎Pathetic interface
  • 👎Horrible UI, laggy
  • 👎Terrible
  • 👎Battery hog, drains fast
  • 👎Not great, unwieldy
  • 👎Blows chunks, waste of space
  • 👎Big Brother, reports speed
  • 👎Can't read route numbers
  • 👎Location services needed, no GPS blip
  • 👎Must manually type address
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What's New in 511PA

3.9

June 9, 2026

General bug fixes and improvements for video streaming

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Half baked

Whoever worked on this needs to be fired and replaced with competent app developers.

Garbage
OOleMike

Horrible

Want current traffic conditions? Use a paper atlas. You won’t find what you want, but you won’t find what you want on this app either, but at least the paper atlas does’t promise what it can’t deliver. Horrible, frustrating, confusing, app.
SS6482

Worst Travel App

Tracks your location to report your speed, can’t use it with location turned off.
Ssimplejoker8

What’s the point of this app?

I’m not sure what the point of this app is actually. Maybe collect data on us? I was looking for something to get quick info along the PA Turnpike. It was far from that. Actually I never got the info I needed until I saw the road sign. This app just drives you to a website that is clunky at best. The app has no use beyond that. Both the app and website need to be removed and started over. Total government waste!!
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BBayviewBadger

Fails to be timely

Real time is anywhere from last year and prior, not updated at all
Wweez16823
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

31 issues

Turning on road conditions turns off other features

Bug

Camera sometimes shows, sometimes doesn't

Bug

Map doesn't load

Bug

App freezes

Bug

Doesn't show correct traffic speeds

Bug

Doesn't show incidents

Bug

Accidents not showing on app but on website

Bug

Cannot figure out how to look at cameras easily

Bug

App is inaccurate

Bug

Doesn't show lane closures that website has

Bug

Cannot get map to show up

Bug

App is slow

Bug

App is clunky

Bug

App is hard to navigate

Bug

Takes too many steps to get to map

Bug

App drains battery quickly

Bug

Dynamic Island shows app icon when not in use

Bug

Cameras are inoperative most of the time

Bug

Video doesn't play or cameras aren't working

Bug

App has lag

Bug

App requires location services to work

Bug

Cannot shut alerts off

Bug

Constantly has location/GPS on

Bug

Half the time cameras don't work

Bug

No live view, still picture or black screen

Bug

Doesn't show traffic delay on traffic map icon

Bug

App locks up frequently

Bug

App won't set up if location services are off

Bug

App runs continuously in the background

Bug

App is invasive, requires location when not in use

Bug

Interface is terrible

Bug
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Requested Features

23 requests

Put search back to type locations

Feature

Show plow data

Feature

Show cameras easily without zooming

Feature

Allow selection of region for info

Feature

Go back to old version

Feature

Make app simpler

Feature

Show speeds clearly

Feature

Improve camera streaming

Feature

Make app more user-friendly

Feature

Add dark mode option

Feature

Make app less cluttered

Feature

Allow app use without location services

Feature

Improve alert system (sound before message)

Feature

Slow down voice for alerts

Feature

Add iPhone X/Xs/Xs Max screen support

Feature

Improve GPS location accuracy

Feature

Allow copying and pasting addresses

Feature

Add GPS blip for current location

Feature

Improve real-time weather data

Feature

Send alerts for nearby closures

Feature

Fix lag and camera issues

Feature

Update app features

Feature

Make app more mobile-friendly

Feature

FAQ

What kind of information does the 511PA app provide?

The app provides near real-time highway and traffic information for drivers in Pennsylvania. This includes details on roadwork, incidents, road closures, weather alerts, traffic speeds, and camera feeds.

How can the app help me plan my route?

The app features a scrollable and zoomable map displaying various information layers such as traffic speeds, road conditions, weather restrictions, and incidents. You can use this data to make informed decisions about your route to avoid delays and hazards.

Are there any costs associated with using the 511PA app?

Based on the provided information, the 511PA app is free to use. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or subscription fees.

Can I receive alerts while driving?

Yes, the app features audio alerts that can notify you of various events like incidents, closures, and weather alerts. You can customize these alerts to only receive notifications relevant to your chosen route.

What specific Pennsylvania road information is available?

The app includes information on PennDOT snowplow locations (Track My Plow), PennDOT Bridges, PA Turnpike Information, and message signs. It also displays incidents, closures, roadwork, and cameras across the state.