Pennsylvania
PennDOT Accepting Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund
A view in Pittsburgh. PennDOT will accept applications through Nov. 6 and grant recipients will be announced next year. (clu/Getty Images)
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is accepting applications from those seeking to finance projects through the Multimodal Transportation Fund.
September 10, 2020Pennsylvania Transportation Commission OKs 12-Year Investment Plan
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The Pennsylvania State Transportation Commission recently updated its transportation program, which outlines plans to direct billions of dollars to future infrastructure projects.
August 14, 2020Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Unveils 27 Multimodal Projects
The Pennsylvania Turnpike goes over the Lehigh River in the Poconos region of the state. (Alex Potemkin/Getty Images)
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced $30.2 million in funding will be dedicated to multimodal projects that are meant to improve safety and mobility.
July 20, 2020PennDOT P3 Project Will Address I-81 Improvements
A 4.5-mile portion of Interstate 81 near Wilkes-Barre, Pa., will see improvements, including widening both directions to three lanes. (Doug Kerr/Flickr)
Leaders within the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation have approved a public-private partnership to reconstruct a portion of Interstate 81.
December 10, 2019Yassmin Gramian Will Serve as PennDOT Chief, Gov. Tom Wolf Says
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced that Yassmin Gramian will serve as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
December 3, 2019Coal State Pennsylvania Is Joining Carbon Market
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Pennsylvania, the heart of the U.S. shale-gas boom and one of the biggest coal-producing states, is joining a carbon market.
October 3, 2019Pennsylvania Turnpike Tolls to Rise — Again
Entrance to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. (Wikicommons)
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has approved a 6% toll rate increase to keep pace with rising debt-service costs.
July 22, 2019Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Touts $4.5 Billion Infrastructure Plan
A bridge crosses the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pa. (Paul Taggart/Bloomberg News)
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently addressed thousands of township officials in an attempt to rally local support for his $4.5 billion infrastructure plan.
April 16, 2019Trucking Companies Question Pennsylvania Travel Ban Citations
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DUNMORE, Pa. — State police issued more than 800 citations statewide to drivers violating the commercial vehicle ban during the Feb. 12 winter storm. Troopers say they were strongly enforcing the ban as a way to prevent crashes and keep highways clear.
February 15, 2019Pennsylvania Trucker Quietly Goes About Amassing More Than 2 Million Safe Miles
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Some people talk a good game, but that doesn’t describe Tim Palkovic. Ask the 60-year-old driver for Curtze Food Service what makes him a good truck driver, and he laughs a little as his silver Freightliner rolls down Interstate 90, headed west and home after a night pulling a pair of 28-foot trailers from Erie to Buffalo, N.Y., to Kenmore, N.Y., and back to Erie.
February 11, 2019