Wolf Administration Reminds High School Students to Enter “Innovations Challenge”

Wolf Administration Reminds High School Students to Enter "Innovations
Challenge"

12/19/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

With the Jan. 31 deadline to enter approaching fast, the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Department of
Education (PDE) are reminding high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors
to
get their entries in for the first PennDOT Innovations Challenge.

The PennDOT Innovations Challenge asks students to look at technologies and

innovative methods, aside from traditional paid advertising, marketing and
social media channels, that can be developed in the next five to ten years
to
curb unsafe teen driving practices.

"Pennsylvania's high school students are among the best and brightest in
the
nation, and the PennDOT Innovations Challenge gives Pennsylvania high
school
students an opportunity to take on the issue of reducing traffic crashes,
craft
solutions and make positive changes," said PennDOT Secretary Leslie S.
Richards. "We are challenging our next generation of leaders to become an
active part of the solution in helping develop innovative ways to tackle
this
transportation issue."

The Innovations Challenge aims to not only help students explore real
transportation challenges that PennDOT is facing, but also open their minds
to
the very real possibility of working for PennDOT after graduation.

"Today's high school students are tomorrow's leaders, and the Innovations
Challenge enables them to play an active role in helping solve real-world
problems, like unsafe driving," said Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera.
"By
engaging in activities like this, students can not only put their
critical-thinking and design skills to the test, but they can also serve as

ambassadors for safe driving to their peers."

Eleven regional winners will be selected and be invited to compete in
Harrisburg for the grand championship in April 2018. PennDOT intends for
the
Innovations Challenge to become an annual event.

For complete Innovations Challenge details visit
www.penndot.gov/innovation.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Jan Huzvar, PennDOT, 717-783-8800
Casey Smith, Education, 717-783-9802

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PennDOT Driver License, Photo Centers Closed for Christmas Holiday

PennDOT Driver License, Photo Centers Closed for Christmas Holiday

12/18/2017-HARRISBURG

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced
that
all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in
Harrisburg, will be closed Saturday, December 23, through Monday, December
25,
for the Christmas holiday.

Customers may still obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and
services, including all forms, publications and driver training manuals,
online
through PennDOT's Driver and Vehicle Services website, www.dmv.pa.gov.

Driver and vehicle online services are available 24-hours-a-day,
seven-days-a-week and include driver's license, photo ID and vehicle
registration renewals; driver-history services; changes of address; driver
license and vehicle registration restoration letters; ability to pay driver

license or vehicle insurance restoration fee; driver license and photo ID
duplicates; and driver exam scheduling. There are no additional fees for
using
online services.

A complete listing of PennDOT driver and photo license center closings in
2018
is available on the website by clicking on PennDOT Service Center Holiday
Closings under the "Pressroom" tab at the bottom of the page.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including

color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com.
511PA,
which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay
warnings,
weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 850
traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

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Lane Restrictions Scheduled Next Week on Route 29 (Main Street) for Repair Operations in Montgomery County

Lane Restrictions Scheduled Next Week on Route 29 (Main Street) for Repair
Operations in Montgomery County

12/15/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Lane restrictions with flagging are scheduled in both directions on Route
29
(Main Street) between Front Street and West 2nd Street in Pennsburg and Red

Hill boroughs, on Monday, December 18, through Thursday, December 21, from
9:00
AM to 3:00 PM, for manhole repairs as part of a project to repair and
resurface
24 miles of state highway in Montgomery County, the Pennsylvania Department
of
Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work
zone
because slowdowns will occur. The contractor's schedule is dependent on the

weather.

State highways completed under this resurfacing project include:

• Route 29 (Bridge Street) between U.S. 422 and Tow Path Road in Upper
Providence Township;
• Bethlehem Pike between Montgomery Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue in Upper

Dublin Township;
• Bethlehem Pike between Pennsylvania Avenue and Fort Hill Drive in
Whitemarsh
Township;
• Route 663 (Layfield Road) between Hill Road and Route 29 (Main Street) in
New
Hanover and Upper Hanover townships and Pennsburg Borough;
• Audubon Road between Pawlings Road and Route 363 (Trooper Road) in Lower
Providence Township;
• U.S. 30 (Lancaster Avenue) between Church Road and U.S. 1 (City Avenue)
in
Lower Merion Township;
• King Street between Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) and Manatawny Street in
Pottstown Borough; and
• Hartman Road between Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike) and Route 463 (Horsham
Road)
in Montgomery Township.

Under this improvement project, PennDOT milled the existing roadway surface
and
repaved the state highways with new asphalt. The new pavement will seal the

roadways and provide motorists with a smoother riding surface.

H & K Group, Inc., of Schwenksville, Montgomery County, is the general
contractor on the $5,439,980 project, which is financed with 100 percent
state
funds from Act 89, Pennsylvania's Transportation Plan.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those
made
possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department's Four and

Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in
the
five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6
Traffic
Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including

color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com.
511PA,
which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay
warnings,
weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 850
traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow local PennDOT
information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the
department on Facebook at
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PennDOT to Replace State Road Bridge over Cooks Creek in Springfield Township, Bucks County

PennDOT to Replace State Road Bridge over Cooks Creek in Springfield
Township, Bucks County

12/15/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Construction is scheduled to begin next month to replace the bridge
carrying
State Road over a branch of Cooks Creek in Springfield Township, Bucks
County,
the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The
new structure is expected to be completed in April 2018.

Beginning Tuesday, January 2, State Road will be closed and detoured
between
Richlandtown Pike and Quarry Road. Cars will be directed to use
Richlandtown
Pike, Passer Road and Pleasant View Road/Township Road. Trucks will be
directed
to use Richlandtown Pike, Route 212 (Quakertown Road/Church Road/Main
Street),
Route 313 (Broad Street) and Route 309.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the area
because slowdowns will occur.

Built in 1912, the existing structure is a one-span reinforced concrete
slab
bridge. It is 13 feet long and 26 feet wide, and carries an average of
1,463
vehicles a day.

PennDOT's contractor will replace the bridge with a concrete rigid frame
system
as well as upgrade all safety features. The new structure will be 13 feet
long
and 29 feet wide.

This bridge replacement is being performed under PennDOT's $11,766,000
project
to rehabilitate five structurally-deficient bridges in Bucks, Chester,
Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, and replace six
structurally-deficient
culverts in Bucks, Chester and Delaware counties.

Construction is scheduled to begin next month to rehabilitate the bridge
carrying Route 113 (Souderton Road) over Mill Creek in Hilltown Township,
Bucks
County; and to replace the bridge carrying Route 282 (Creek Road) over a
branch
of Brandywine Creek in East Brandywine Township, Chester County.

The bridges currently under construction include:

• Henry Avenue over Wissahickon Creek in Philadelphia; and
• Rocky Ridge Road over a branch of Tohickon Creek in Richland Township,
Bucks
County.

Structures completed under this project include:

• The historic Loux Covered Bridge over Cabin Run on Carver-Wismer Road in
Bedminster Township, Bucks County;
• Oxford Valley Road over U.S. 1 in Falls, Lower Makefield and Middletown
townships, Bucks County;
• Route 663 (Layfield Road) bridge over Green Lane Reservoir Creek in Upper

Hanover Township, Montgomery County;
• Edenton Road bridge over Rattlesnake Run in Upper Oxford Township,
Chester
County;
• Torresdale Avenue bridge over Academy Road in Philadelphia; and
• Route 82 (Doe Run Road) over a branch of Sucker Run in East Fallowfield
Township, Chester County.

The other culvert replacements on this project include:

• White Horse Road over a branch of Pickering Creek in Schuylkill Township,

Chester County; and
• MacDade Boulevard over the Muckinipattis Creek in Glenolden Borough,
Delaware
County.

Work on the entire project is expected to be completed in August 2018.

Loftus Construction, Inc. of Cinnaminson, N.J., is the general contractor
on
this project that is financed with 100 percent state funds through Act 89,
Pennsylvania's transportation plan.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those
made
possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department's Four and

Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in
the
five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6
Traffic
Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including

color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com.
511PA,
which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay
warnings,
weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 850
traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow local PennDOT
information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the
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Westbound I-76 Overnight Lane Restriction Scheduled Next Week for ITS Installation in Montgomery County

Westbound I-76 Overnight Lane Restriction Scheduled Next Week for ITS
Installation in Montgomery County

12/15/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Motorists will encounter a lane restriction on westbound Interstate 76
between
the U.S. 1 (City Avenue) and Belmont Avenue interchanges in Lower Merion
Township, Montgomery County, on Monday, December 18, through Friday,
December
22, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, for Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
conduit installation, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(PennDOT)
announced today.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling on I-76 through
the
work area because slowdowns will occur. All scheduled activities are
weather
dependent.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those
made
possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department's Four and

Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in
the
five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6
Traffic
Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including

color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com.
511PA,
which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay
warnings,
weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 850
traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow local PennDOT
information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the
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PennDOT Reopens Loux Covered Bridge in Bedminster Township, Bucks County

PennDOT Reopens Loux Covered Bridge in Bedminster Township, Bucks County

12/15/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) reopened the
historic
Loux Covered Bridge over Cabin Run on Carver-Wismer Road in Bedminster
Township, Bucks County today following the completion of a rehabilitation
project.

Built in 1874 and reconstructed in 1996, the one-span, steel-I beam,
timber-covered bridge had been closed since August due to structural damage

sustained from impact by an oversized vehicle.

The one-lane bridge is 80 feet long and 19 feet wide, and has a posted
weight
limit of 15 tons and a height limit of 11 feet. The structure carries an
average of 486 vehicles a day.

Construction on the bridge was performed under PennDOT's $11,766,000
project to
rehabilitate five structurally-deficient bridges in Bucks, Chester,
Montgomery
and Philadelphia counties, and replace six structurally-deficient culverts
in
Bucks, Chester and Delaware counties.

Construction is scheduled to begin next month to rehabilitate the bridge
carrying Route 113 (Souderton Road) over Mill Creek in Hilltown Township,
Bucks
County; replace the bridge carrying Route 282 (Creek Road) over a branch of

Brandywine Creek in East Brandywine Township, Chester County; and replace
the
State Road bridge over a branch of Cooks Creek in Springfield Township,
Bucks
County.

The bridges currently under construction include:

• Henry Avenue over Wissahickon Creek in Philadelphia; and
• Rocky Ridge Road over a branch of Tohickon Creek in Richland Township,
Bucks
County.

Structures completed under this project include:

• Oxford Valley Road over U.S. 1 in Falls, Lower Makefield and Middletown
townships, Bucks County;
• Route 663 (Layfield Road) bridge over Green Lane Reservoir Creek in Upper

Hanover Township, Montgomery County;
• Edenton Road bridge over Rattlesnake Run in Upper Oxford Township,
Chester
County;
• Torresdale Avenue bridge over Academy Road in Philadelphia; and
• Route 82 (Doe Run Road) over a branch of Sucker Run in East Fallowfield
Township, Chester County.

The other culvert replacements on this project include:

• White Horse Road over a branch of Pickering Creek in Schuylkill Township,

Chester County; and
• MacDade Boulevard over the Muckinipattis Creek in Glenolden Borough,
Delaware
County.

Work on the entire project is expected to be completed in August 2018.

Loftus Construction, Inc. of Cinnaminson, N.J., is the general contractor
on
this project that is financed with 100 percent state funds through Act 89,
Pennsylvania's transportation plan.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those
made
possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department's Four and

Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in
the
five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6
Traffic
Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including

color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com.
511PA,
which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay
warnings,
weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 850
traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow local PennDOT
information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the
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U.S. 30, I-476 Lane Closures Scheduled Next Week for Large Sign Maintenance in the Philadelphia Region

U.S. 30, I-476 Lane Closures Scheduled Next Week for Large Sign Maintenance
in the Philadelphia Region

12/15/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Daytime lane closures are scheduled on several state highways, including
U.S.
30 in Chester County and Interstate 476 in Montgomery County on Monday,
December 18, through Friday, December 22, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, for
large
sign maintenance, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
announced today.

The work schedule is:

• U.S. 30 between the Business U.S. 30 (Lancaster Avenue) Interchange and
U.S.
202 North in West Whiteland Township, Chester County;
• I-476 between the Plymouth Road Interchange and U.S. 30 in Plymouth and
Lower
Merion townships, Montgomery County;
• Route 309 between the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange and U.S. 202 in
Upper
Dublin and Lower Gwynedd townships, Montgomery County;
• Route 309 between Cheltenham Avenue and Route 152 (Easton Road) in Upper
Dublin and Cheltenham townships, Montgomery County; and
• Route 611 (Old York Road) between Butler Avenue and U.S. 202 in Abington
and
Horsham townships, Montgomery County, and Warminster and Doylestown
townships,
Bucks County.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work
areas.
All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

Under this improvement project, PennDOT is replacing and repairing large
sign
structures, including overhead signs throughout Bucks, Chester, Delaware,
Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.

Work on the entire project is expected to be completed in August 2019.

J. D. Eckman, Inc., of Atglen, Chester County is the general contractor on
the
$2,796,024 project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those
made
possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department's Four and

Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in
the
five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6
Traffic
Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including

color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com.
511PA,
which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay
warnings,
weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 850
traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow local PennDOT
information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the
department on Facebook at
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