PennDOT’s Route 28 wrong-way safety detectors aim to save lives
A $4.8 million safety detection project will target 21 ramps along the expressway — a stretch where 30 wrong-way crashes were recorded from 2019 to 2023, PennDOT District 11 Traffic Engineer Stephanie Zolnak said. The safety detection project is the first of its kind in the district. It is expected to be fully operational by next spring.
Explainer: What is a Real ID and who needs it?
In less than a month, travelers around the country may be turned away from boarding a domestic flight if their only form of identification is a standard-issue state driver’s license. A long-delayed nationwide regulation, requiring the use of a Real ID or U.S. passport to fly, is set to go into effect May 7. A Real ID or a passport will also be necessary to enter military bases and some federal sites.
Pa. raises awareness for organ donation during National Donate Life Month
To mark National Donate Life Month, PennDOT, the Department of Health, the Center for Organ Recovery and Education and the Gift of Life Donor Program are coming together to emphasize the critical importance of organ donation. These efforts aim to inspire Pennsylvanians to take a life-saving step by registering as organ donors.
Main Line business leaders call looming SEPTA cuts ‘devastating’
The potential impacts of SEPTA’s latest doomsday scenario have reverberated all the way out to the Philadelphia suburbs. SEPTA’s recently proposed cuts involve eliminating 50 bus routes, hiking fares and shuttering service on five Regional Rail lines — including the Paoli/Thorndale line, which connects nearly two dozen stops along the Main Line.
This bill would change how Pennsylvania funds State Police
The Pennsylvania House Transportation chairmen are pushing a bill that would stop sending state money earmarked for road and bridge repair to the State Police.