The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently advanced the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), H.R. 5303, which would address states' water-infrastructure project funding needs for dams, harbors and other marine areas. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, issued a statement during a hearing late last week on rising disaster-response costs. Read More »

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) decreased speed limits for several highways in the Philadelphia area on Monday amid winter storm conditions. Read More »

Officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently invited the general public to attend a meeting about planned bridge-replacement projects in McKean County, part of the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project. Read More »

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said late last week that it will launch its Rapid Bridge Replacement Project later this year to replace 10 bridges across the state, five in 2016. Read More »

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and local officials gathered on Tuesday to watch the implosion of the Hulton Bridge over the Allegheny River in Oakmont Borough, located within Harmar Township. Read More »

Leaders with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said a large segment of Route 322 near Cochranton Borough in Crawford County should be open this week by end-of-day Tuesday. Read More »

Leslie Richards, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), recently highlighted the important improvements that the agency made in 2015 on the PennDOT website, PennDOT.gov. Read More »

PDOT has scheduled portions of Interstate 676 to close Monday so that crews can complete overhead bridge construction. The closures will affect traffic from I-76 and Broad Street interchanges on I-676 in Philadelphia. The closures will end 5 a.m. Thursday. The closures are part of the area’s project to replace regional bridges that are considered structurally deficient. Read More »

Parkway East will be closed for five days so that crews can demolish Greenfield Bridge. I-376 East had full-lane closures beginning at 6 a.m. Sunday. The closure may last through Jan. 1. Officials and crews estimate that the parkway will open earlier than that, assuming that they have fair weather to complete the work. The demolition of the Greenfield Bridge started Monday. Read More »

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will begin accepting funding transportation improvement project applications under the Multimodal Transportation Fund, basing final selections on projects’ anticipated energy-efficiency, economic and technical feasibility, and sustainability. $40 million in grants will be available for fiscal 2016-17. Read More »

Michael Baker International recently earned high praise from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) as the organization prepares to announce the winners of the 2015 America's Transportation Awards. Read More »

Pennsylvania residents who want more information about construction projects and improvements that are underway can access the new Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) website, which includes outlines of various projects. Read More »

Joseph M. Casey, the general manager of SEPTA, announced on Aug. 19, 2015 that he will retired beginning on Sept. 30, 2015. Read More »

Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) recently released his own statement about U.S. leaders choosing to extend surface transportation by three months. Read More »

Lawmakers say temporary fix will ensure infrastructure projects aren't left undone. Read More »

Louisville & Indiana Railroad (L&I), a subsidiary of Anacostia Rail holdings, and CSX said on Friday that they have agreed on an infrastructure upgrade and easement deal. As part of the deal, CSX is paying L&I $10 million for  a permanent easement to operate on the 106-mile rail corridor between Louisville and Indianapolis. The deal also includes $90 million in infrastructure upgrades over the next several years to improve the tracks and right of way along this key corridor. Read More »

The United States' inland waterways system needs a well-executed and sustainable plan to maintain its performance and reliability, the National Research Council's Transportation Research Board (TRB) said in a report that was published on Tuesday. Read More »

The Oregon Department of Transportation, and U.S. Reps. Lou Barletta, R.-Pa., and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., have each stated their opposition to the legislation that calls for reducing the gas tax and giving states more say in how they spend federal transportation funds. Read More »

Leslie Richards, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), said last week that the state has partnered with Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners (PWKP) to replace 58 bridges this year as part of the Rapid Bridge Replacement Program. PWKP crews will begin work this month. The entire project will involve 558 bridges and is estimated to be complete in three years. Read More »