Transportation Secretary Yassmin Gramian defended a proposal to add tolls on nine interstate bridges as part of the state’s struggle to confront the “unavoidable reality” that gas tax revenue isn't providing enough funding to fix the state’s roads and bridges.
Transportation Secretary Yassmin Gramian defended a proposal to add tolls on nine interstate bridges as part of the state’s struggle to confront the “unavoidable reality” that gas tax revenue isn't providing enough funding to fix the state’s roads and bridges.
This map shows the locations of nine bridges included in a tolling plan by the Department of Transportation.
PennDOT on Thursday released plans to add tolls on traffic crossing nine interstate bridges as part of the agency’s strategy to close a funding gap driven by increased fuel efficiency, increased use of electric vehicles and reduced travel during the pandemic.
A proposal to add tolls to some interstate bridges could “destroy” the state’s trucking industry, the head of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association told lawmakers Monday.
The state Department of Transportation is warning that hundreds of road and bridge projects could be paused on Dec. 1 if the agency doesn’t find a way to fill a $600 million shortfall.
Six million dollars in federal funding has been secured for the resumption of environmental and engineering studies associated with upgrading the last two-lane section of U.S. Route 219 in Somerset County to a four-lane limited-access highway, state officials announced Monday.
PennDOT announced this week that it is seeking motorists’ input on traffic safety and driving behaviors through its annual online Highway Safety Survey, which can be found at www.penndot.gov/safety.
PennDOT announced Thursday that its highway and bridge construction projects will resume Friday.
PennDOT on Monday and Tuesday reopened indoor facilities at five more rest areas along Pennsylvania highways, it announced Tuesday.
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