Friday, April 19, 2013
Group of GOP lawmakers call for abolishing PA Turnpike citing scandal, redundancy.
- GOVERNMENT
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Friday, April 19
By Melissa Daniels/Pa Independent HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania has two transportation agencies. One controls more than 40,000 miles of state roads and 25,000 bridges, and another maintains 545 miles of tolled highway. The former has seven executives, one for every 5,857 miles of roadway; the latter nine executives, one for every 60 miles of roadway. For a group of Republican lawmakers, this doesn’t add up, especially when one of those agencies was the subject of a 44-month long grand jury investigation over alleged bid-rigging. Standing alongside a dozen other GOP lawmakers, Rep. Donna Oberlander, R-Clarion, introduced legislation Wednesday to abolish the “corruption-infested” Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and fold the route’s operation …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Freemansburg Avenue Bridge was closed Friday due to undermining of bridge abutment.
- PUBLIC SAFETY
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Wednesday, April 17
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that the Freemansburg Avenue Bridge over Nancy Run has reopened. The bridge was closed Friday due to abutment scouring. Emergency repairs included excavation work, placing concrete under the abutment, and installing and removing sandbag dikes for temporary stream diversion. "The contractor did an outstanding job responding to this emergency request to fix the Freemansburg Avenue Bridge," District Executive Michael W. Rebert said. "We appreciate the patience of the Freemansburg community during this closure." While major repairs to the structure are complete, the contractor, J.D. Eckman, Inc. of Atglen, Pa., still has to perform rock armoring of the structure abutment walls. …
Monday, April 15, 2013
PennDOT orders immediate closure of bridge over Nancy Run because of a void under the bridge's western abutment. Time frame for repair is uncertain.
A portion of Freemansburg Avenue from Pembroke Road to Willow Park Road will be closed indefinitely until a bridge that spans the Nancy Run can be repaired, a PennDOT spokesman said. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation was scheduled to close the road to vehicular traffic at 7 p.m. Friday, according to a news release. It is not known how long the road will stay closed, said Ron Young, a department spokesman. Motorists are strongly encouraged to avoid the area and seek alternative routes. An inspection of the Nancy Run bridge this week discovered scouring by stream water has undermined a portion of the bridge's western abutment, which means some of the ground supporting the abutment has been washed out, leaving a void, according to…
Sunday, April 7, 2013
These are the roadwork projects PennDOT has planned for Palmer and Forks Townships this week.
ROAD NAME: Tatamy Place BETWEEN: Wood Ave AND Main St ROAD NAME: Uhler Rd E/W BETWEEN: Broad St AND Main St ROAD NAME: PA 33 North BETWEEN: US 22 AND PA 191 (Palmer Twp.) ROAD NAME: BETWEEN: Exit 71 (PA 33) AND Exit 67 (PA 412)
Saturday, March 30, 2013
These are the road projects PennDOT has planned for and around Forks and Palmer Townships this week.
ROAD NAME: PA 248 BETWEEN: Newburg Road AND 25th Street BETWEEN: US 22 AND PA 191 (Lower Nazareth Twp.) ROAD NAME: Between 25th Street AND 4th Street ROAD NAME: Interstate 78 at Exit 71 (PA 33)
Monday, March 25, 2013
These are the road work projects PennDOT has planned for area this week.
ROAD NAME: Zucksville Road between Bushkill Drive and Sullivan Trail ROAD NAME: PA 248 Easton/Nazareth Highway between Hollo Road and Wegmans Plaza ROAD NAME: Tatamy Road between Broad Street and Front Street BETWEEN: Exit 75 (To PA 611) AND Exit 75 (PA 33), Williams Twp. Ramps between US 22 AND County Line, Lower Nazareth Twp.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
These are the projects PennDOT has planned for around Palmer and Forks Townships this week.
ROAD NAME: Zucksville Road between Bushkill Drive and Sullivan Trail ROAD NAME: Lafayette Street between Bushkill Drive and Sullivan Trail Municipality: Palmer Twp. ROAD NAME: US 22 Ramps at PA 33 Municipality: Stockertown ROAD NAME: PA 33 between PA 512 AND PA 248
Saturday, March 9, 2013
These are the projects PennDOT has planned for this week in Palmer and Forks Townships.
ROAD NAME: Zucksville Road between Bushkill Drive and Sullivan Trail ROAD NAME: Tatamy Road between Broad Street AND Front Street Road Name: Between 25th Street AND Larry Holmes Drive ROAD NAME: US 22 East between Hecktown Road and Route 33
Saturday, March 2, 2013
These are the projects PennDOT has planned for Palmer and Forks Townships this week.
ROAD NAME: Zucksville Road BETWEEN: Bushkill Drive and Sullivan Trail ROAD NAME: Tatamy Road BETWEEN: Broad Street AND Front Street ROAD NAME: PA 248 BETWEEN: 25th Street AND Larry Holmes Drive ROAD NAME: PA 191 AND Lehigh County Line ROAD NAME: PA 33 Ramps between US 22 AND Monroe County Line
Sunday, February 24, 2013
These are the roadwork projects PennDOT has planned for Palmer and Forks Townships this week.
ROAD NAME: Tatamy Road BETWEEN: Broad Street AND Front Street ROAD NAME: William Penn Hwy BETWEEN: Elizabeth Avenue AND South 25th Street ROAD NAME: Zucksville Road BETWEEN: Bushkill Drive AND Sullivan Trail
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