Senate Committee Approves Comprehensive Transportation Funding Package

By a 13-1 vote, the Senate Transportation Committee approved Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Chairman John Rafferty (R-Chester/Montgomery), which would provide an additional $2.5 billion annually to the Commonwealth’s transportation infrastructure.

The committee’s action is a first step toward enacting a comprehensive funding bill. Final action is expected before the summer recess, on or about June 30. Senate Bill 1 closely mirrors the recommendations of the Transportation Funding Advisory Commission (TFAC) and embodies the principles of a multi-modal, comprehensive funding package as endorsed by the Keystone Transportation Funding Coalition (KTFC).

Senate Bill 1 would be the first major funding enhancement in almost 16 years. The industry will be working diligently with the KTFC, the General Assembly, and the Administration as the legislation develops into a final package. Read more

PennDOT’s April Lettings Total $49 Million

The state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) bid approximately $49.2 million in projects in April bringing the year-to-date total to $336.3 million.  PennDOT finished the 2012 calendar year with $1.973 billion in lettings.  PennDOT’s 2013 letting program forecast is $1.7 billion.  Click HERE to view a chart of the PennDOT letting history since 1994.

To view the full April letting report and year comparisons, click the link below.

*The report lists the total contracts awarded at each letting date, a comparison to the same period in the previous calendar year, and letting adjustments made since the previous month. PHIA staff will track PennDOT lettings throughout the year and provide monthly update.

Congressman Scott Perry to Keynote PHIA Conference

United States Congressman Scott Perry (R-Cumberland) has accepted an invitation to be the Keynote Luncheon Speaker at the upcoming PA Highway Information Association Transportation Conference and Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at the Hilton Harrisburg.  Perry is in his first term as a congressman and is a member of the prestigious House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Perry previously served in the Pennsylvania State House for 6 years and prior to his government service was the founder of a mechanical contracting firm, Hydrotech Mechanical Services, Inc.  Perry is a veteran of the PA Army National Guard where he served as Lieutenant Colonel and Commander of the 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, which was deployed in Iraq from January 2009 to January 2010.  Perry was later promoted to the rank of Colonel and recently assumed garrison command of the Fort Indiantown Gap National Training Site.

Congressman Perry will provide insight as a freshman legislator in Washington and member of the House T&I Committee.

Sen. Rafferty Introduces Senate Bill 1

PennDOT Bids $130 Million in Projects in March

The state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) bid slightly over $130 million in projects in March bringing the year-to-date total to $287.4 million.  PennDOT finished the 2012 calendar year with $1.973 billion in lettings.  PennDOT’s 2013 letting program forecast is $1.7 billion.  Click HERE to view a chart of the PennDOT letting history since 1994.

To view the full March letting report and year comparisons, click the link below.

March Letting Report* (PDF)

*The report lists the total contracts awarded at each letting date, a comparison to the same period in the previous calendar year, and letting adjustments made since the previous month. PHIA staff will track PennDOT lettings throughout the year and provide monthly update.