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....
PennDOT - Mon July 27, 2020
PennDOT Rehabbing Several Small Bridges in Suburban Philadelphia
Construction began July 20 on a project to rehabilitate the bridge carrying 2nd Avenue over Mingo Creek in Upper Providence Township in Montgomery County, announced the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)....
The Morning Call - Wed July 15, 2020
Long-Delayed Lehigh Valley Bridge Projects Finally Nearing Completion
Two Lehigh Valley bridges — the final projects in a statewide bridge replacement project — should finally be completed in early August after years of delays. Andy Dressler, a spokesman of the Walsh Group, said July 13 that construction on the Hamilton Street Bridge over Cedar Creek should reopen by early August, barring any weather delays....
Observer-Reporter - Tue July 14, 2020
Pennsylvania Road Work Busy Again This Summer After Shutdown
There's not much about this summer that's normal, except for the heat. And the road construction. Construction projects of all stripes came to a halt in March when officials locked down much of Pennsylvania to combat COVID-19....
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - Wed July 01, 2020
PennDOT Repairing Bridges as Part of State's Act 89 Transportation Plan
Construction began June 22 on a project to rehabilitate the bridge carrying Friendship Church Road over Knight Run in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)....
PennLive.com - Mon June 29, 2020
PennDOT to Collect Wind Speed Data on Thruway Bridge over Susquehanna
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is preparing to start collecting wind speed data on the nearly mile-long Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway Bridge, now under construction. Temporary wind monitors are being installed on the bridge that, at its peak, is approximately 180 ft....
