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....
Fri July 07, 2017
PennDOT Selects Hill to Manage I-95 Project
Hill International, a construction risk management company, announced it has received a contract from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to provide construction management services on nine sections of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, Pa....
Mon June 12, 2017
State Announce $2.2B for Highway Projects
Gov. Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that more than $550 million in highway and bridge improvements will begin or be bid across the Philadelphia region during the 2017 construction season, bringing the region's total contract work this year to roughly 125 projects worth $2.2 billion....
Fri May 26, 2017
PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards Receives Peter Quinn Leadership Award
Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Leslie S. Richards was given the Peter P. Quinn leadership award from the Greater Valley Forge (GVF) Transportation Management Association at a ceremony in King of Prussia....
Wed April 05, 2017
Wolf Administration Aims to Improve Planning Through 'PennDOT Connects'
Recognizing transportation's role in connecting communities and supporting economic development, Leslie S. Richards, state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) secretary, announced PennDOT Connects, an approach that will enhance local engagement and improve transportation-project planning, design and delivery....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed April 05, 2017
Safety on Two Fronts: Pa. State Police vs. Infrastructure
Shifting money around between two seemingly disparate entities in Pennsylvania has caused not only some consternation among residents and lawmakers, but also a funding problem for the Commonwealth's aging infrastructure....
