Thu December 28, 2017
PennDOT, Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners Wrap Up 2017 Construction Season
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and its development partner, Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners, expect to finish the 2017 construction season with the opening of its 390th bridge this week....
Fri December 22, 2017
PA STIC Receives National Recognition for Excellence
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards recently announced that the Pennsylvania State Transportation Innovation Council (PA STIC), received a 2017 STIC Excellence Award for its ongoing efforts to train local governments on innovative and efficient ways to improve their local road networks....
Fri October 27, 2017
Wolf Plans to Ease Congestion With Part-Time Shoulder Use
To improve traffic flow, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced it is planning to alleviate congestion by implementing dynamic part-time shoulder use on sections of Interstates 476 and 95 in Delaware County....
Fri October 20, 2017
State Governor Announces New Winter Travel Tool, Administration Outlines Winter Prep
With the winter season approaching, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced Oct. 19 that a new online tool is available to inform the public of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) operations this winter....
Wed October 04, 2017
PennDOT Accepting Unsolicited P3 Proposals Until Oct. 31
The PennDOT Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) announced that it is accepting unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from the private sector through October 31. The submission period applies to PennDOT-owned projects and infrastructure....
Mon September 18, 2017
PennDOT to Host Regional Construction Diversity Forums
In a step to bolster involvement of disadvantaged businesses in transportation projects, PennDOT is hosting three construction diversity forums around Pennsylvania. Highway and bridge construction contractors, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Diverse Business (DB) construction firms and DBE/DB suppliers interested in doing business with PennDOT are encouraged to attend....
Thu September 14, 2017
PennDOT Adds Third ALLU Bucket to Maintenance Equipment Fleet
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently took delivery and received training on its third ALLU Transformer Screener Crusher bucket attachment, from East Brunswick, New Jersey-based ALLU Inc....
Lori Tobias - Tue September 05, 2017
PennDOT Makes Improvements Along Major State Highway
A series of projects on a major highway in southeastern Pennsylvania is expected to ultimately add up to a safer, smoother and faster commute for the 90,000 drivers who travel the route daily. The projects, known collectively as the 422 Improvements are under way, with some already completed, and others just beginning....
Lori Lovely - Mon August 21, 2017
ASR Issues Cause PennDOT to Replace Miles of I-84
A few years ago, Pennsylvania DOT began the biggest project in northeastern Pennsylvania since the Casey Highway was built in the 1990s: replacing Interstate 84 through Pike and Wayne Counties. The highway, built between 1972 and 1977 is “rotting from bottom up,” PennDOT spokesman James May said in an interview with the Pocono Record in 2013....
Fri July 14, 2017
Senate Bill Would Protect Highway Workers in Construction Zones
The Pennsylvania Senate approved a joint legislative proposal introduced by Sens. David G. Argall and Judy Schwank which aims to curtail the number of accidents and fatalities on state highways due to reckless driving and speeding....
