Barry Schoch

Gov Corbett with supporters at event promoting liquor privatization last week Credit: Tony Romeo

Big Issues, Little Time Left For PA Lawmakers

With two weeks to go before scheduled summer recess, state lawmakers face an imposing agenda that includes a new budget and several major pieces of legislation, including liquor privatization and transportation funding.

2013/06/17

(file photo traffic is completely stopped on the westbound lanes of I-76 because of a truck accident near Conshohocken)

PennDOT Mulls Over Schuylkill Toll Road

Putting an upper deck on the Schuylkill Expressway isn’t a far-fetched idea

2013/02/18

(Pennsylvania auditor general Jack Wagner testifies before a joint hearing of the Pa. House and Senate transportation committees. Credit: Tony Romeo)

Pa. Turnpike May — Or May Not — Be Headed For Financial Calamity, Lawmakers Told

“The turnpike, quite frankly, isn’t going to survive if this continues,” Pennsylvania auditor general Jack Wagner told legislators.

2012/09/25

(A demonstration of a Penndot "tow-plow," a truck which operates a second plow in an adjacent lane while pulling tanks of salt brine behind. Credit: Tony Romeo)

PennDOT Warns Area Drivers of ”Tow-Plows” Coming This Winter

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says it will deploy the double-lane plows on highways in Montgomery County this year, and the turnpike will use them along the entire east-west line.

2011/11/22

Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Hints At Possible New Corbett Funding Plan

Pennsylvania’s transportation secretary is raising the possibility that Governor Tom Corbett may not make his much-anticipated proposal on transportation funding that was expected this fall.

2011/09/27

Pa. Panel Recommends Higher Gasoline Taxes and Vehicle Fees

As expected, Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett’s “Transportation Funding Commission” has recommended increasing fuel taxes and vehicle fees to raise new money for roads, bridges, and mass transit.

2011/07/18

(Governor Tom Corbett will form a transportation funding task force. Credit: AP)

Corbett To Look At Ways To Finance Pennsylvania Transportation

Governor Corbett will form a task force to study ways of funding the state’s roads, bridges, and mass transit. But, while the Governor does not favor simply imposing tolls on highways as they currently exist, tolls could be part of the solution.

2011/03/28

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