Reading, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC), a collaboration of state, federal, local and transportation officials, today held their Eastern Regional Innovation Day today at the Berks Campus of Penn State University. The…
Pennsylvania Announces New Rail Projects with Job-Retention Benefits
Harrisburg, Pa.—An estimated 9,200 jobs will be created and more than 39,000 will be retained over the next five years due to thirty-one rail projects…
Michael Baker to Design I-90 Interchange Improvement Project Using Accelerated Bridge Construction
PITTSBURGH—Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, is playing a critical role in improvements…
Pennsylvania Plow Trucks Now Tracked Publicly
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 11, 2016 – As part of an expanded technology pilot, the public can now view hundreds of plow trucks on interstates and expressways this winter at www.511PA.com, Governor Tom Wolf announced today. The announcement is part of the Automated…
Siemens to Build Electric Locomotives for U.S. State of Pennsylvania
Siemens has been awarded a 118 million USD (around 110 million euro) contract to build 13 electric locomotives for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SETPA), operator of regional and mass transit in the Philadelphia area, U.S. state of…
Gov. Wolf Announces Expanded PennDOT Technology Pilot to Track Over 700 Plow Trucks
Harrisburg, Pa.—This winter season, more than 700 plow trucks covering interstates and expressways statewide will be outfitted with technology to improve location and operations information through a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) pilot…
Study Finds that Pennsylvania Water Pollution Not Tied to Fracking
In the largest study of its kind, a Yale-led investigation found no evidence that trace contamination of organic compounds in drinking water wells near the Marcellus Shale in northeastern Pennsylvania came from deep hydraulic fracturing shale horizons, underground…
New PennDOT Website Shows Customers Active, Planned Projects
Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 24, 2015—Pennsylvanians looking for information on construction projects, improvements underway because of Act 89, the state's transportation funding plan, as well as projects scheduled through 2026 have a new resource – www.Projects.PennDOT.gov.…
Pennsylvania DEP Offers Funding for Projects to Improve Local Water Quality by Reducing Stormwater Runoff
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 10, 2015—The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has opened a grant program to control urban stormwater and improve local water quality. Municipalities, including cities, boroughs, or incorporated towns within the Chesapeake…
Pennsylvania Beaches Closed After 29 Swimmers Sickened
The lake and beach at Cowans Gap State Park have been closed to swimmers, though fishing and boating are still permitted. The park straddles the border of Franklin and Fulton counties and is located about 60 miles west of Harrisburg. The state Department of…
