PennDOT begins 2011 with $66 million in lettings
The state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) bid out just over $66.5million in projects in January to begin the 2011 construction year. PennDOT finished the 2010 calendar year with approximately $2.1 billion in lettings but has forecast that 2011 will only see $1.7 billion, which was the level of the program back in 2006-07. The department said this decrease is largely due to the expiration of the federal Economic Stimulus payments as well as a decrease in state funding and stagnet federal funding. To put into perspective, PennDOT’s lettings were $2.8 billion in 2009 due to the billion dollars in economic stimulus funds. Read more
PHIA’s Barry Schoch nominated for PennDOT secretary
PHIA President Barry Schoch, a vice president at McCormick Taylor and a passionate and forceful advocate for a 21st Century transportation system in Pennsylvania, has been nominated as PennDOT secretary, Governor-elect Tom Corbett announced today. Read more
PennDOT finishes 2010 with $2.1 billion in lettings
The state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) put out just over $339 million in projects in December bringing the final year-end total to just above $2.1 billion. Read more
PennDOT lets $47 million in November
The state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) put out just over $47 million in projects in November bringing the year-to-date letting total to just above $1.7 billion. To date, the department has let a total of 796 projects. PennDOT also released its 2011 forecast. Read more
PennDOT lets another $82 million of projects in October
The state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) put out just over $82 million in projects in October bringing the year-to-date letting total to $1.73 billion. To date, the department has let a total of 773 projects worth $1.733 billion. Despite the recent rejection of tolls on I-80, PennDOT still anticipates meeting their 2010 letting goal of $1.8 billion. Read more
Where it all began
When it comes to understanding Pennsylvania’s highway funding woes, few editorial boards can claim to have a better grasp than that of the Washington Observer-Reporter.
It was in this newspaper’s circulation area that the state’s transportation funding crisis became “official.” In December 2005, a bridge carrying Lakeview Drive traffic collapsed onto Interstate 70 in Washington County, and the funding problem became much more than a few project engineers and construction executives wringing their hands over the shrinking resources of PennDOT. Read more
PennDOT lets over $300 million in projects in September
The state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) put out just over $306 million in projects in September bringing the year-to-date letting total to $1.65 billion. To date, the department has let a total of 733 projects worth $1.650 billion. Read more
Motor License Fund revenues up in August
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania reported slightly better than expected Motor License Fund (MLF)* collections in August. While this is a welcome and encouraging sign, the MLF is still yielding far less than needed for an adequate highway program. Read more
An offer you can’t refuse
Editorial pages throughout Pennsylvania have become strong advocates for addressing the transportation funding problem. This week, the Harrisburg Patriot-News and Philadelphia Inquirer weighed in on the issue, and both urged the General Assembly to tackle the issue before the situation worsens. Read more
PennDOT lets $113 million in highway projects in August
The state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) put out just over $113 million in projects in August bringing the year-to-date letting total to $1.3 billion. Read more
