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Pennsylvania DOT Starts Work on Mount Joy Train Station Improvements

October 31, 2016 - in Transit, Transportation

Mount Joy, PA – PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards hosted a groundbreaking event Wednesday for improvements to the Mount Joy station on Amtrak’s Keystone Corridor, the latest in a series of investments to improve service on the 104-mile line. The $25…

PennDOT Starts Work on Mount Joy Train Station Improvements

October 27, 2016 - in Transportation

Mount Joy, PA – PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards hosted a groundbreaking event Wednesday for improvements to the Mount Joy station on Amtrak’s…

Governor Wolf Announces $40 Million from the Multimodal Transportation Fund for 37 PennDOT Projects

October 18, 2016 - in Financial, News

Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary Leslie S. Richards announced today that 37 highway, bridge, bike and pedestrian projects will receive…

Governor Wolf Announces $1.2 Million Federal Grant to PennDOT for Innovative Pilot Program Connecting ‘FindMyRidePA’ With Medical Appointments

September 30, 2016 - in Transportation

Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary Leslie S. Richards announced today that PennDOT has received a special $1.2 million federal grant from the Rides to Wellness program that will underwrite a pilot program to integrate medical appointments with…

PennDOT, City of Harrisburg and Carnegie Mellon University Hold Automated Vehicle Demo at Capitol Complex CMU Vehicle Visits During Pennsylvania Safety Symposium

September 29, 2016 - in Transit, Transportation

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the City of Harrisburg, and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) today highlighted safety and technology advances by conducting an Automated Vehicle demonstration at the Capitol in conjunction…

Oldcastle Precast Supplies Retaining Wall System for PENNDOT’s Largest Project Ever

September 20, 2016 - in News, Projects, Structural components

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (September 2016) – Oldcastle Precast, a specialist in manufacturing precast concrete components used in heavy highway and bridge construction, has supplied over 330,000-square-feet of The Neel Company’s Pennsylvania Department of Transportation…

GOTIME: PennDOT to Save More Than $28 Million with New Mobile Construction App Through Improved Efficiency

September 16, 2016 - in Transportation

Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf lauded PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards for the department’s innovative mobile construction app displayed today at an Interstate 83 construction site, noting that use of the mobile technology by field staff is helping…

Wolf Administration Announces Investments to Improve 23 Airports

August 23, 2016 - in Transportation

Harrisburg, PA – Twenty-three airports will make safety upgrades and expand operation opportunities with the assistance of $8.8 million in state investments, Governor Tom Wolf announced today. “Maintaining and expanding opportunities in our transportation…

Pennsylvania Selected to Host State Transportation Innovation Council Roundtable Discussion

August 8, 2016 - in Transportation

Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards today joined US Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Victor Mendez, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Gregory Nadeau and FHWA Division…

U.S. Department of Transportation Honors PennDOT in Nation’s First Highway Innovation Showcase

August 8, 2016 - in Rail, Transportation

HARRISBURG, Pa. – U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary Victor Mendez and Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau joined state and local officials today at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Innovation Showcase, and recognized the…