State, federal transportation funding faces crossroads in two years
All states are in the same predicament as Pennsylvania as they try to find sources to fund transportation projects: The long-used gasoline tax is stagnant, and in many instances, it’s been hard to sell the public on other sources of revenue to pay for roads, bridges and public transit.
PennDOT using tech to reduce congestion, pollution
PennDOT plans to pilot Freight Signal Priority tech at two high truck traffic locations, which it hopes will help relieve congestion and reduce air pollution while ensuring goods can more quickly get to market.
PennDOT has federal green light to plan Scranton-NYC passenger train
Pennsylvania has federal approval to plan train service between Scranton and New York City, PennDOT announced. The Federal Railroad Administration approval puts the project among the first five proposed passenger rail expansions in the nation to reach this milestone.
Shapiro admin. delivers record number of roadway & bridge improvements
Statewide in 2024, 5,910 roadway miles were improved, including 2,186 miles of paving. In the same timeframe, work advanced on 488 state and locally owned bridges. Additionally, 509 construction contracts for highway, bridge, and other improvement projects were completed statewide through PennDOT’s private-sector partners in 2024.