{"id":2272295,"date":"2024-06-20T08:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T12:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/penndot-releases-draft-plan-to-guide-transportation-improvements\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T08:30:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T12:30:41","slug":"penndot-releases-draft-plan-to-guide-transportation-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/penndot-releases-draft-plan-to-guide-transportation-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"PennDOT unveils draft strategy for transportation enhancements"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpenndot-releases-draft-plan-to-guide-transportation-improvements%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2272295&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>PennDOT has released its new Statewide Transportation\u200c Improvement Plan, inviting \u200bpublic comments on its strategy to spend around $29 billion to develop a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-pete-buttigieg-to-testify-in-front-of-the-house-transportation-committee\/\" title=\"LIVE: Pete Buttigieg testifies before House Transportation Committee\">reliable transportation network<\/a>\u200c in\u200c Pennsylvania. This announcement, \u2064detailed in a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-payment-processor-works-with-left-wing-charity-tied-to-palestinian-terrorism\/\" title=\"Payment processor partners with Palestinian terrorism-linked left-wing charity.\">press \u200brelease<\/a>, emphasizes improving \u2063connectivity for state\u200c residents to enhance access to\u200c various opportunities and services. The public \u2062is encouraged to review the plan online, or respond via email, or phone, with the feedback period closing on July 3. PennDOT Secretary Mike\u200d Carroll stresses the\u2062 importance of public participation in planning\u200d a\u200d transportation system that \u2064serves all communities, highlighting the complexity of \u2063transportation infrastructure planning.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2014 The next major transportation plan is out and PennDOT wants the public to comment on it.<\/p>\n<p>The Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan was released to the public this week, laying out how the agency plans to spend almost $29 billion in the next few years to build \u201ca safe and reliable transportation network that connects Pennsylvanians to opportunities and services,\u201d according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-flash-star-ezra-miller-pleads-not-guilty-to-vermont-felony-burglary-charges-faces-possible-sentence-of-up-to-26-years-behind-bars\/\" title=\"\u201cThe Flash\u201d Star Ezra Miller Pleads Not Guilty to Vermont Felony Burglary Charges, Faces Possible Sentence of up to 26 Years Behind Bars\">agency press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The public can <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.EpE68xvdiHi-2F3uU9U1WHuc6Ko58EeyGifxwRUGjlciZuQRInGAxXbmwamiVwCRi-2BMyGB68A3y-2BWVhmMdUIqFQw-3D-3DMN8e_UeBVf-2B6aZv7qO17BJjd2u7XjJrdyEtFjjsUjUt10fstoqAC-2Fa9jBXXwLnwH2blfRPwjsEwV9mhs-2FHHkeGnoHTPRDT-2BDsXNgQfa-2FhonVIECDoQRfStWSUS157Lba9SlyTleGBL6pz77It6l26BjFojr6Gbf1M0ombLtwENUHYVYevZRXLJrFhvIzf5GkpyU3wYCLf4xECHJNkx0iywaTHWhAMEzp1Z-2BrWViYwwVuhDNptdWgQYmOJN2u7QHzUKlVT2tjjy436iWnQMo7RhCWZYLj5Gp2Iu5QyysxjCo-2B29kxSp-2B9Z6x7QKj8FyHaeJhoIadcpg0RfnFXWD0qHii31QX1242WMncBgT-2FUpCyvqAeUXj-2FlsOu03YYq4x3E-2FAfpaFLGU6Nj02-2FfTRh-2BGVf-2FtHQ-3D-3D\">review the plan online<\/a><\/strong> and submit comments at <a href=\"http:\/\/talkpatransportation.com\/\">TalkPATransportation.com<\/a>, email their response to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#dd8f9cf08db8b3b39992898e899e9dadbcf3bab2ab\"><span data-cfemail=\"affdee82ffcac1c1ebe0fbfcfbecefdfce81c8c0d9\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, or call PennDOT at 717-783-2262. The agency will accept comments through July 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInfrastructure that serves everyone requires input from everyone,\u201d PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll said. \u201cPlanning for the future of transportation infrastructure is a complex process, and I encourage everyone to submit their comments and take part in this process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most of the prioritized projects and spending (from local, state, federal, and private sources) are concentrated on highway\/bridge and transit projects.<\/p>\n<p>PennDOT expects to spend $4.4 billion on highway and bridge funding in 2025, dropping slightly to $4.2 billion, $4 billion, and $4.1 billion through 2028. Most of that money, $11.5 billion of $16.8 billion, comes from the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Money for transit will start high in 2025, at $3.2 billion, then slightly dropping annually to $2.9 billion in 2028. But most of those funds will come from state sources ($8.1 billion out of $12.1 billion).<\/p>\n<p>The STIP also notes a long-standing PennDOT talking point: A lack of funding to cover basic upkeep.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPennsylvania has one of the largest Interstate Systems in the nation, with more than 2,743 miles of roadway and 2,216 bridge,\u201d the STIP draft noted. \u201cBased on asset condition it is estimated that the annual need on the Interstates is $1.2 billion to meet basic maintenance and preservation needs. Currently, PennDOT spends between $700-$750 million per year on the Interstate System.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Federal spending has been boosted by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with Pennsylvania\u2019s highway and bridge share expected to increase by $4 billion over five years, of which the Interstate program will get $70 million annually.<\/p>\n<p>As spending goes up, though, so does the expectation of danger on the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese projects are also anticipated to provide significant improvements to highway safety and traffic reliability for both passenger and freight travel,\u201d the draft plan noted, but expects the number and rate of fatalities, serious injuries, and non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries to increase.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania is under a federal mandate to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_f484f54e-0a25-11ee-8091-cfedb428c998.html\">make a plan for how to increase safety<\/a><\/strong> for non-motorists (called \u201cvulnerable road users\u201d) due to fatalities being too high in the commonwealth.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PennDOT has released its Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan, inviting public feedback. 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