PHIA News Digest – Vol. 11, No. 8

Feb 24, 2026 | PHIA NEWS DIGEST

Transportation Department says more than 550 driving schools must close over safety failures

More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test students and had other safety issues, the federal Transportation Department announced Wednesday.

PennDOT announces $100 million for public EV community charging

PennDOT launched the community charging phase of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, continuing the Commonwealth’s role as the national leader in the NEVI program. Through the Community Charging funding rounds, $100 million in federal funding will be used to build public EV charging stations in Pennsylvania communities.

Surveying on I-95 Girard Point Bridge Improvement project in Philly

PennDOT announced that construction activities will begin on Monday, February 23, on the $261.5 million, two-phase project to rehabilitate and improve the I-95 Girard Point Bridge in southwest Philadelphia.