infrastructure-spending
Pa’s Fitzpatrick votes with Dems to pass massive infrastructure bill; GOP calls it ‘nonsense’
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 […]
Report: Pa. has the 5th worst roads in the entire country | Tuesday Morning Coffee
Pa's bad roads cost every Pennsylvania driver $610 each. That's the 9th-highest in the nation, according to a new report.
Study: Pa. ranks 35th nationwide for condition, cost-effectiveness of its highways | Thursday Morning Coffee
The state's best rankings are for its rural fatality rate, overall fatality rate and urban fatality rate. So there's that.
With D.C. in park, how Pa., states are driving the infrastructure debate on their own | Monday Morning Coffee
New National Governors Association Chairman Larry Hogan is making a nationwide push this year. Pa. is having a debate of its own.
Gov. Wolf floats a new infrastructure funding plan | Editorial Cartoon
Once more, with feeling.
It’s time to get our heads together on infrastructure | Opinion
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
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.
Working together, we can Restore Pa. | Tom Wolf
With Restore Pennsylvania, we can position our commonwealth for success.