PennDOT - Tue February 16, 2021
PennDOT to Rehabilitate Historic Brower's Bridge in Chester County
Construction began Feb. 22 on a project to rehabilitate Brower's Bridge, a historic 117-year-old bridge carrying Mansion Road over the south branch of French Creek in Warwick and East Nantmeal townships, Chester County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)....
Norristown Times Herald - Mon January 18, 2021
PennDOT to Realign Route 320 at Hanging Rock in Upper Merion
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that construction began Jan. 18 to enhance travel and safety on Route 320 (South Gulph Road) by shifting the roadway alignment away from the historic Hanging Rock between Upper Gulph Road and Arden Road in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 14, 2021
Glen O. Hawbaker Celebrates Route 322 Project Milestone
A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) project involving the realignment of Route 322 is nearing completion near the village of Potters Mills. A ribbon-cutting was held on Nov. 9, 2020....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Wed December 23, 2020
Financially Stressed PennDOT Should Get $410M from New Bill
Pennsylvania will benefit from a new target of funding in the federal stimulus package approved Dec. 21: state departments of transportation, where financially beleaguered PennDOT is expected to receive $410.1 million....
PennLive.com - Tue December 22, 2020
Pennsylvania's Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway Bridge Nearing the Finish Line
It has taken five years but the nearly mile-long Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway bridge over the west branch of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania is close to being completed. At this point, the bridge's structural work is nearly done....
Morning Call - Wed November 25, 2020
PA Lawmakers Look for Solutions to PennDOT's $600M Funding Shortfall
Conversations among Pennsylvania lawmakers, state Treasurer Joe Torsella and PennDOT officials in Harrisburg failed to produce a solution Nov. 24 to a $600 million funding shortage that was unknown to budget negotiators a few weeks earlier and now threatens thousands of jobs....
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - Wed October 28, 2020
King Street Bridge in Pottstown, Pa., Preparing for Replacement
PennDOT announced in late October that construction crews had begun replacing the PA Route 663 (King Street) bridge over Manatawny Creek in Pottstown Borough. The Montgomery County community is located 40 mi....
CEG - Mon October 19, 2020
Pennsylvania's Sellers Avenue Bridge to Finally be Upgraded
Pennsylvania State Senator Tim Kearney and Ridley Park Mayor Hank Eberle announced Oct. 15 that a breakthrough had been reached on upgrading the 68-year-old Sellers Avenue Bridge in Ridley Park, paving the way for construction to begin on the long-dormant project....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 27, 2020
Rehabilitation of Eight Bridges in Chester Nears End
A PennDOT project to rehabilitate eight bridges over Interstate 95 and CSX Railroad in the city of Chester in Delaware County, Pa., is nearing completion. Work began in the fall of 2016 and is scheduled to be finished by late summer 2020....
PennDOT - Tue August 18, 2020
PennDOT to Replace Philadelphia's US 30/West Girard Avenue Bridge
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Aug. 14 that construction would begin to replace the U.S. 30/West Girard Avenue bridge that carries four lanes of traffic and the SEPTA Route 15 trolley over CSX railroad tracks between 34th and 38th streets in the Parkside neighborhood of Philadelphia....
