Release – Wednesday, January 7, 2026. HARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is encouraging Pennsylvania businesses to help keep the Commonwealth beautiful through the department’s Sponsor-A-Highway program. The 2026 tourism season – including the NFL Draft, PGA Championship, FIFA World Cup, MLB All-Star Series and America250PA – is expected to bring more than 209 […]
Release – December 2025. PENNSYLVANIA – Each year, PennDOT invests about $10M in low-cost safety improvements to help keep motorists safe. High tension cable median barriers save lives by preventing cross-over crashes on interstates. In PA, data shows the barriers have reduced fatal and serious injury cross-median crashes by 90% where they’re installed. When driving,
PennDOT Release – December 2025. Image created by FNN. Harrisburg, PA – 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 Thursday, January 1, 2026 in observance of the New Year’s holiday. Customers may still obtain a variety of driver and
Release – Thursday, December 18, 2025. (Click on image to enlarge). PENNSYLVANIA – PennDOT has announced plans to designate U.S. Route 15 as Interstate 99 from Williamsport to the New York state line, with construction starting in spring 2026 and ending in fall 2027. The project includes signage upgrades and safety improvements, and aims to
MONTOURSVILLE, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 3 team is wrapping up a successful construction season this year, which included 111 new contracts worth an estimated $312 million, to improve travel and safety on state highways and bridges across Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga, and Union counties. This investment included
Operation Safe Holiday runs through January 1 with crackdown on impaired drivers and unbuckled occupants Over 1,100 crashes, 31 fatalities from drug and alcohol related crashes last holiday travel season HARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PA Turnpike), Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), and Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) came together to
Image 1 – Williamson High School Principal Bill Butterfield. Image 2 – PennDOT Secretary Mike Carrol. TIOGA, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), along with the Northern Tioga School District and local officials announced a new PennDOT-led pilot project at Williamson High School in Tioga that allows students to take their learner’s permit knowledge
WESTFIELD BOROUGH, PA – On Friday, September 5, 2025,, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll and Pennsylvania State Forester Seth Cassell announced the first designated All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Route in the Shapiro Administration’s latest action to boost rural economies and the Commonwealth’s $19 billion outdoor recreation industry. Route 49 in the Borough of Westfield, Tioga County, PA, is the
