Wed April 11, 2018
State Pursues Vital Highway Safety Facility
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary and Pa. Turnpike Commission (PTC) Chair Leslie S. Richards announced at the Pennsylvania Automated Vehicle Summit that the two agencies are partnering with Penn State University (Penn State) to commence site planning and design for the Pennsylvania Safety, Transportation and Research Track, or PennSTART -- a state-of-the-art facility envisioned to benefit emergency responders, transportation organizations and research institutions....
Omaha Media Group - Wed April 04, 2018
Wednesday Weekly Wrap-Up : April 4, 2018
Was your week a little busy? No worries! Here is a recap of the most popular stories from our website over the past week:Contractors Fined Millions For Failing To Hire Local Workers During Arena ConstructionDuring the construction of Detroit's $862.9 million Little Caesars Arena, only 25 percent of the hours worked by skilled tradesman were actual residents of the city....
Mon April 02, 2018
Woodland Avenue Bridge Replacement Project Under Way
SEPTA is working in partnership with the city of Philadelphia and PennDOT on the complete replacement of the Woodland Avenue bridge, located on Woodland Avenue between 47th and 48th streets, over the tracks for SEPTA's Media/Elwyn Regional Rail line....
Mon April 02, 2018
PennDOT Studies Harrisburg Transportation Master Plan
PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards announced two new significant studies aimed at laying out a road map for enhancing the Harrisburg Transportation Center and the area adjacent to the station. Richards announced completion of the Harrisburg Transportation Center Transit Oriented Development Master Plan and the Paxton Creek Restoration Master Plan, both viewable on the department's Plan the Keystone website....
Mon April 02, 2018
PennDOT Updates Its State College Construction Project
Initial construction activity will get under way soon for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) North Atherton Street project in State College. The entire project will take place through 2019, with phased work zones stretching from Aaron Drive to Park Avenue....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon April 02, 2018
Rehabilitation Begins on Historic Pa. Bridge
The oldest bridge still in vehicular use in the United States is undergoing a rehabilitation to allow it to continue its work in the future. The U.S. 13 (Frankford Avenue) bridge runs over Pennypack Creek in Philadelphia, Pa....
Fri March 30, 2018
Pennsylvania Transportation Projects Benefit 22 Counties
Gov. Tom Wolf announced that 45 highway, bridge, bike and pedestrian, and ports and waterways projects will benefit communities in 22 counties through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Multimodal Transportation Fund....
Mon March 19, 2018
PennDOT Previews 2018 Southwest Region Construction
Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards highlighted transportation investments as PennDOT announced that roughly 146 highway and bridge projects are anticipated to begin or continue across the seven-county southwest region during this construction season....
Mon February 05, 2018
Workers Replace Main Street Bridge Over Perkiomen Creek in Bucks County
The Wolf Administration announced on Jan. 22 that preliminary construction is under way on a project to replace the three-span bridge carrying Main Street over Perkiomen Creek in Sellersville, Pa. “This is a key transportation project for this region, one that has been a long time in the making,” Gov....
Mon January 22, 2018
PennDOT Closes Bridge in Clearfield County for Repairs
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is notifying area motorists that it has closed a Route 2020 (Presqueisle Street) bridge in Clearfield County. The bridge spans Moshannon Creek in the borough of Chester Hill near the Clearfield/Centre County line....
