Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Family blames fatal wreck on PennDOT’s failure to fix ditch

By MICHAEL RUBINKAMJune 29, 2022 GMT

AUBURN, Pa. (AP) — Matt Neidlinger crested the hill of a narrow, twisty state road and found a nasty surprise waiting for him at the bottom.

The ditch was a couple of feet wide and spanned both lanes, and Neidlinger barely had time to brake when his work truck slammed into it.

Review slated for 5 bridges sharing design of collapsed span

February 2, 2022 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has ordered structural reviews of five other bridges with similar construction to the Pittsburgh bridge that collapsed Friday.

Officials: Bridge not bad enough to close after inspection

By GENE PUSKAR and MARK SCOLFOROJanuary 31, 2022 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh last week showed deterioration during a September inspection that was not bad enough to require its closure, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Monday.

PennDOT moves to bar company in theft case from state work

September 7, 2021 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's highway agency wants to prevent a major heavy equipment contractor from doing state work for up to three years because it pleaded no contest to theft after being accused of illegally diverting money and other benefits from its workers.

PennDOT Lifts Commercial Vehicle Ban On Some NEPA Roads

STAFF REPORTFebruary 13, 2019 GMT

DUNMORE — Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials have lifted the commercial vehicle ban on several area roads, including Interstate 81 and the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Uber wants to resume self-driving car tests on public roads

By TOM KRISHERNovember 2, 2018 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Nearly eight months after one of its autonomous test vehicles hit and killed an Arizona pedestrian, Uber wants to resume testing on public roads...

PennDOT Plans Guiderail Updates

Submitted to the Standard-SpeakerAugust 11, 2018 GMT

In line with changing federal standards for guiderail and guiderail end treatments, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced a new long-range plan to upgrade these devices across the roughly 40,000-mile state-maintained highway network.

PennDOT Lifts Commercial Vehicle Restriction On Interstate 84 Westbound, Other Roads

STAFF REPORTSMarch 21, 2018 GMT

DUNMORE — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation lifted the commercial vehicle ban on Interstate 84 westbound, though the restriction remains on the road’s eastbound lanes.

Locally, the ban also remains in place on Interstate 380.