Associated Press - Tue May 24, 2022
Pennsylvania Judge Temporarily Shuts Down State's Bridge Tolling Plans
A judge ordered a temporary halt May 18 to Gov. Tom Wolf's plan to toll as many as nine major bridges on interstate highways in Pennsylvania, siding with Cumberland County and a handful of municipalities that are challenging the process as being both illegal and unconstitutional....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette & TribLive.com - Tue May 17, 2022
New Bridge Under Construction in Pittsburgh to Replace Collapsed Structure
The first signs of replacement for Pittsburgh's collapsed Fern Hollow Bridge in Frick Park were visible May 9 when construction crews began pouring concrete for the underground support for the first bridge pier, followed later in the week by drilling activities....
PennLive.com - Mon May 09, 2022
To Protect Eagles' Nests, Part of PA Thruway to Be Built with Blasting Restrictions
Construction of the southern section of the Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway (CSVT) is about to begin and, when it does, blasting will be scheduled to accommodate eagles nesting nearby. On May 2, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) awarded a $115 million contact to Trumbull Corp....
Pocono Record & PennDOT - Mon May 02, 2022
PennDOT Performing Massive Rebuild of I-80 Interchange in East Stroudsburg
The East Stroudsburg interchange at Interstate 80 is undergoing a major construction rehabilitation, which is to include roadway expansion, new bridges and multiple traffic roundabouts in the northeastern Pennsylvania city — all to stay in step with the community's growth and development....
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat - Mon April 25, 2022
PA Lawmakers Secure $53M for Final Design of U.S. Highway 219
A $53 million boost in highway funds has been committed by Pennsylvania legislators to carry the U.S. Highway 219 project through its final design in the coming years — one of the few major hurdles remaining to get the effort to construction in 2028....
Philadelphia Inquirer - Mon March 21, 2022
Many Philadelphia Area Bridges Are Crumbling, Should Drivers Be Worried?
Steve Bartkovich used his practiced eye to scan the underbelly of the Dannehower Bridge carrying U.S. Highway 202 over the Schuylkill River in suburban Philadelphia to evaluate the rust splotches on steel girders and check for signs of crumbling concrete....
Associated Press & Johnstown Tribune-Democrat - Wed March 16, 2022
PennDOT Chooses Construction Group to Run Multi-Bridge-Tolling Project
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf's administration has picked a consortium of building companies to manage construction on as many as nine major interstate bridges in the state. The governor also is prepared to use tolls on some of the bridges to pay for upgrades on the aging spans....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mon March 14, 2022
Replacement of Collapsed Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh Could Begin in April
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced March 8 that the construction on a replacement for Pittsburgh's Fern Hollow Bridge, the span on Forbes Avenue between Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze that collapsed Jan....
City & State Pennsylvania - Tue January 18, 2022
USDOT Secretary Buttigieg Promotes $1.6B From Fed Bill to Fix Pa.'s Bridges
Standing in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Drive Bridge in Philadelphia on Jan. 14, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg highlighted the bridge funding that the city and commonwealth will receive as part of the federal infrastructure bill....
The Morning Call - Wed January 05, 2022
Several Lehigh Valley Projects in Pennsylvania Moving Forward with New Federal Funding
With Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley needing more than $4 billion to fund improvements to its roads and bridges over the next 25 years, according to area transportation officials, every bit of money helps....
