Pa.’s roads would get more gas tax money in next budget, but a highway funding gap remains
When Pennsylvania lawmakers talk about how taxpayers should foot the bill for getting around the Keystone State, debate generally centers on a dichotomy between mass transit and everything else under PennDOT’s umbrella. In that respect, this budget season is shaping up to closely track that of recent years, with Gov. Josh Shapiro again proposing a shift in sales tax revenue to help transit agencies, primarily in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh regions, and calling for more money for roads and bridges.
State leaders say it will be a ‘tough’ year to find money for agencies such as Pgh. Regional Transit
Some top Democrats say they think this will be a hard year for the state legislature to provide as much extra money as Pittsburgh Regional Transit and other transit agencies say they need this year to avoid service cuts, fare hikes and layoffs.
I-95’s missing link in New Jersey leads to a lesson about highways and their neighbors
Ever since 1956, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the law that created the Interstate Highway System, I-95 has been considered the crown jewel of the 41,000-mile network. State agencies, flush with federal funds, wove together a corridor from Florida all the way to Maine. It was uninterrupted — except for that gaping hole in central New Jersey, near Princeton.
Abney appointed to Pgh. Regional Transit’s board of directors
State Rep. Aerion A. Abney, D-Allegheny, announced today that he has been appointed to Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s board of directors by House Speaker Joanna E. McClinton.
How Pa. could be impacted Trump’s halt of EV charging station program
Pennsylvania and other states are trying to determine what a Trump administration order last week will mean for the buildout of federally funded electric vehicle charging stations. Pennsylvania has been expecting $171.5 million over five years to build EV chargers through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program.
PennDOT plans third lane on I-76 to cut Philly traffic jams
Starting in 2027, PennDOT plans a flexible lane that could run along I-76 from Route 202 to I-476. This addition looks to reduce traffic backups on the Schuylkill Expressway, where more than 115,000 vehicles pass through each day.
PennDOT making progress on Scranton to NYC-Penn Station rail project
A proposed restoration of passenger rail service between Scranton, Pa. and New York City cleared another hurdle in January, advancing to the next stage of a federal program designed to identify new and viable passenger train routes.