King of Prussia, PA – PennDOT maintenance and contractor crews will be working on 50 state highways next week to repair deteriorated pavement across the Philadelphia region. The roadways include: Bucks County Bustleton Pike, North Hampton Township; Brownsville Road, Lower Southampton and Middletown townships; Allentown Road, West Rockhill and Milford townships and Trumbauersville Borough; Irish Meeting […]
King of Prussia PA – Interstate 95 and Interstate 76 are among state highways restricted next week in Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery counties for bridge inspections and ADA curb, rumble strip, and guiderail installations, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. The work schedules and locations are: Philadelphia Saturday, May 21, from 9:00 AM […]
King of Prussia, PA – Brandywine Creek Road is scheduled to close between Powell Road and Green Valley Road in Newlin Township, Chester County, on Monday, May 23, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, for pipe trench patching, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. During the closure, Brandywine Creek Road motorists will be directed […]
By: Emily Scott The gaps in the U.S. health care system were exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, with racial health inequities laid bare. On Monday, Philadelphia lawmakers announced $13.8 million in state funding to improve public-health outcomes for all city residents. In May 2020, data collected by Drexel University showed that Black residents made up 45% of […]
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites the public to an online plans display regarding the Route 2030 (Lime Valley Road) bridge preservation project. The bridge spans Pequea Creek in West Lampeter and Strasburg townships, Lancaster County, roughly 3.5 miles southwest of Strasburg, PA. The purpose of this project is to prevent water […]
Work set to begin June 5 Harrisburg, PA – A 2.43-mile pavement preservation project initially planned to resume May 23 on Route 283 in Mount Joy Township and Elizabethtown Borough, Lancaster County, will now begin Sunday, June 5. Weather permitting, work will begin Sunday, June 5, and be completed by Thursday, June 23. Work will be […]
Emily Scott Gov. Tom Wolf, lawmakers and community leaders are calling on the General Assembly to pass legislation that would send checks of up to $2,000 to millions of Pennsylvanians. Earlier this year, Wolf unveiled a $1.7 billion proposal aimed at helping communities recover from the pandemic through American Rescue Plan dollars. Part of that […]
By: Emily Scott Advocates for juvenile-justice and child-welfare providers in Pennsylvania want the General Assembly to approve one-time funding to boost staff recruitment and retention to fight a labor-shortage crisis. The Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services is requesting a $94.7 million infusion to support nearly 19,000 positions, both vacant and filled. William Vogler, CEO […]