According to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board, the city of Pittsburgh is to blame for the collapse of the Forbes Avenue bridge in January 2022 which resulted in four people being injured.
SEPTA has received more than $1 billion from the infrastructure law, but this round of funding could not have come for a better time for the struggling transit authority, which is facing a $240 million budget shortfall and drastic service cuts.
A study released last summer by J.D. Power ranked Pennsylvania’s tap water as the sixth worst in the nation, and found that 33% of the state’s rivers and streams failed to meet water quality standards.
Two signature pieces of legislation from President Joe Biden, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, have provided funding for $14.8 billion in public infrastructure and clean energy projects throughout the commonwealth.
About 706,000 households in Pennsylvania have enrolled in President Biden’s Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides discounts on internet bills.
Democratic officials from across the commonwealth announced more than $27 million in funding from the Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets Program to make safety improvements for school students, pedestrians, and bicyclists along some of the most heavily used corridors in Pennsylvania.
Passenger rail advocates throughout Pennsylvania are celebrating this week following the avalanche of news regarding the expansion of passenger rail access throughout the commonwealth.
The proposed rule would require utility companies to locate and dig up roughly 689,000 lead pipes statewide within 10 years to ensure clean drinking water for Pennsylvanians and to protect children’s health.
Pennsylvania Democrats celebrated the two-year anniversary of President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law by highlighting how the bill is benefitting Pennsylvania residents.
In Pennsylvania, $13.8 billion in funding has been announced, with over 300 specific infrastructure projects identified for funding. Approximately $10 billion will go to transit upgrades in the state, and over $650 million for clean water and water infrastructure.
