infrastructure-spending

Pa’s Fitzpatrick votes with Dems to pass massive infrastructure bill; GOP calls it ‘nonsense’

BY: and - July 1, 2020

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House cleared a massive $1.5 trillion package Wednesday that backers said would not only shore up the nation’s crumbling infrastructure but also create jobs at a time of widespread unemployment, protect the planet from a warming climate and narrow long-standing racial disparities. The bill takes “bold, broad and transformational action to rebuild […]

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Report: Pa. has the 5th worst roads in the entire country | Tuesday Morning Coffee

BY: - September 24, 2019

Pa's bad roads cost every Pennsylvania driver $610 each. That's the 9th-highest in the nation, according to a new report.

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Study: Pa. ranks 35th nationwide for condition, cost-effectiveness of its highways | Thursday Morning Coffee

BY: - August 22, 2019

The state's best rankings are for its rural fatality rate, overall fatality rate and urban fatality rate. So there's that.

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With D.C. in park, how Pa., states are driving the infrastructure debate on their own | Monday Morning Coffee

BY: - July 29, 2019

New National Governors Association Chairman Larry Hogan is making a nationwide push this year. Pa. is having a debate of its own.

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Gov. Wolf floats a new infrastructure funding plan | Editorial Cartoon

BY: - May 25, 2019

Once more, with feeling.

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It’s time to get our heads together on infrastructure | Opinion

BY: - May 8, 2019

This is about the public’s safety, and both our region’s and our nation’s economy. 

Calcium-munching bacteria could be a secret weapon against road salt eating away at concrete roads and bridges | Analysis

BY: - April 6, 2019

Patching concrete sidewalks, roads and bridges after every season of snow and ice is expensive. A team of engineers is now testing a new approach harnessing bacteria to patch the potholes and cracks.

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Working together, we can Restore Pa. | Tom Wolf

BY: - March 19, 2019

With Restore Pennsylvania, we can position our commonwealth for success.