Philadelphia Inquirer - Mon March 21, 2022
Many Philadelphia Area Bridges Are Crumbling, Should Drivers Be Worried?
Steve Bartkovich used his practiced eye to scan the underbelly of the Dannehower Bridge carrying U.S. Highway 202 over the Schuylkill River in suburban Philadelphia to evaluate the rust splotches on steel girders and check for signs of crumbling concrete....
Associated Press & Johnstown Tribune-Democrat - Wed March 16, 2022
PennDOT Chooses Construction Group to Run Multi-Bridge-Tolling Project
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf's administration has picked a consortium of building companies to manage construction on as many as nine major interstate bridges in the state. The governor also is prepared to use tolls on some of the bridges to pay for upgrades on the aging spans....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mon March 14, 2022
Replacement of Collapsed Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh Could Begin in April
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced March 8 that the construction on a replacement for Pittsburgh's Fern Hollow Bridge, the span on Forbes Avenue between Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze that collapsed Jan....
City & State Pennsylvania - Tue January 18, 2022
USDOT Secretary Buttigieg Promotes $1.6B From Fed Bill to Fix Pa.'s Bridges
Standing in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Drive Bridge in Philadelphia on Jan. 14, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg highlighted the bridge funding that the city and commonwealth will receive as part of the federal infrastructure bill....
The Morning Call - Wed January 05, 2022
Several Lehigh Valley Projects in Pennsylvania Moving Forward with New Federal Funding
With Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley needing more than $4 billion to fund improvements to its roads and bridges over the next 25 years, according to area transportation officials, every bit of money helps....
Erie Times-News - Mon December 13, 2021
PennDOT Construction Season Ends, But Many NW Projects to Resume in 2022
The 2021 road construction season has now ended for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). When warmer weather returns next year, though, construction activities will resume across the Commonwealth on millions of dollars of infrastructure projects....
CEG - Tue November 09, 2021
PennDOT Set for Major Influx of Funds From Newly Passed Infrastructure Bill
With congressional approval of the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) on Nov. 6, President Biden fulfilled a major priority for his domestic agenda. After months of tense negotiations, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill 228-206, following the Senate's 69-30 vote count in August, thus cementing a political victory for Democrats....
CEG - Mon October 25, 2021
New Train Station in Coatesville, Pa., May Help Boost City West of Philadelphia
The long-planned effort to build a new $65 million train station in Coatesville, Pa., took another step forward Oct. 22 when federal, state and local officials broke ground on a project that will seek to revitalize the Chester County city....
PennDOT - Mon October 18, 2021
Wolf Administration Highlights Collaborative Pilot to Pave Roadway With Recycled Plastic
Officials from the Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation (PennDOT), Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Environmental Protection (DEP) and General Services (DGS) highlighted a pilot project to pave part of a Ridley Creek State Park roadway with an asphalt and recycled plastic mixture....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 23, 2021
Rock Slide Road Cleanup, Repair Enters Home Stretch
Final work continues in the area of a major rockslide that occurred in June in Henry Clay Township in Pennsylvania near the border of Fayette and Somerset counties. The slide on Route 40 near the Youghiogheny River Lake occurred at 8:24 p.m....
