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....
CEG - Thu September 16, 2021
PennDOT Teams with Builders, PA Turnpike, to Launch Safety Campaign
Pennsylvania's highway construction industry began partnering with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for a safety stand-down on Sept. 15. The event, dubbed "Safer Together," asked for both the transportation construction industry and the motoring public to focus on work zone safety to prevent jobsite accidents....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 29, 2021
Trumbull Tackles 'a Little Bit of Everything' On Ohio River Crossing
The Neville Island Bridge Preservation Project (SR 79-A61) continues west of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pa. The bridge is located in Neville Township, Robinson Township and Glenfield Borough and crosses the Ohio River and Neville Island....
WHYY - Thu July 22, 2021
Highway Cap Over I-95 at Philly's Penn's Landing Delayed Another Two Years
A timeline that had sought to begin construction on a highway cap over Interstate 95 at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia has been pushed back another two years, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 03, 2021
Fay Forges Ahead Over the Yough
A bridge in McKeesport, Pa., is currently being revitalized for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The Jerome Street Bridge is an arch bridge crossing the Youghiogheny River. It opened in the current design in 1937 and was previously rehabilitated in 1988....
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - Tue April 27, 2021
Pennsylvania Governor Touts 40-Plus PennDOT Projects Soon to Get Under Way
With warm spring weather becoming more common, Pennsylvania's 2021 road and bridge construction is gathering increasing momentum each day. That led Gov. Tom Wolf on April 22 to highlight the more than 40 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) projects that will soon get ramped up across the six-county Hollidaysburg Region (District 9) during the new construction season....
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - Tue March 23, 2021
PennDOT to Begin Upgrade of I-95 Interchange in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced March 20 that construction will begin March 29 on a project to reconstruct sections of Delaware, Allegheny and Castor avenues in Philadelphia to improve traffic movement on surface streets at the Interstate 95 Allegheny Avenue/Castor Avenue Interchange....
Associated Press - Tue March 16, 2021
Gov. Tom Wolf Proposes Phasing Out Pennsylvania's Gasoline Tax
Amid a deepening stalemate over financing highways and public transit, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on March 12 proposed phasing out his state's gasoline tax, the second highest in the nation, and appointed a commission to recommend alternative ways to pay for the state's needs....
CEG - Tue February 23, 2021
PennDOT Eyes Tolls to Fund Work on Nine Interstate Bridges
Facing growing demands on its highways, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on Feb. 18 named nine bridges on six interstates, including I-95's mile-long Girard Point Bridge in Philadelphia, that need upgrades....
Reading Eagle - Tue February 16, 2021
PennDOT Gets $407M in Federal COVID Relief for Road, Bridge Projects
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has received $407.2 million in federal COVID relief funds for road and bridge projects that will help cover revenue gaps in its construction program....
