2013-06-19 08:06:47
Republicans and Democrats in the Pennsylvania Senate appear to have reached a compromise on appointing members of the Port Authority board.
2013-06-19 00:09:27
State legislators express surprise that PennDOT did not make website available to the public.
2013-06-18 16:41:03
Pennsylvania Turnpike costs will continue to rise unless legislators act, warns state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale.
2013-06-18 00:10:45
The 10th Street Bridge connecting Downtown and the South Side will be restricted to one lane in both directions starting Wednesday.
2013-06-18 00:04:23
Construction that is causing weekday lane restrictions on northbound Route 8 in Shaler will continue through July 2, PennDOT announced.
2013-06-17 06:40:39
Lane closures scheduled today on Elizabeth Bridge
2013-06-17 06:38:26
The closure from Mansfield Boulevard to Noblestown Road will continue through July 3 to allow concrete patching.
2013-06-15 00:08:52
Weight restrictions could keep heavier vehicles, including tractor-trailers, fire trucks and buses, off several bridges.
2013-06-13 23:44:02
The county will both issue new bonds and refinance old ones, hoping to say $10 million over 10 years.
2013-06-13 15:04:35
State House transportation chairman Dick Hess says he wants to get action done by the end of July.
2013-06-13 14:43:12
State Sen. Matt Smith said the need for clarification arose from confusion between pedal-assist electric bicycles and motor scooters.
2013-06-13 04:35:00
CMU researchers determined that their tweaks to the system saved the township some $2 million in direct and indirect costs.
2013-06-12 07:39:12
A $6.3 million construction project expands to Avalon and Bellevue, weather permitting.
2013-06-11 12:04:06
Bicyclists can use 30 free parking spaces or 24 premium spaces -- with lockers -- for $100 a year at the Third Avenue garage, Downtown.
2013-06-11 07:18:24
The bridge, which carries Seventh Street across the Allegheny River, will undergo a series of daytime closures for the inspection.
2013-06-11 00:14:22
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald would go from appointing all nine Port Authority Board members to appointing one.
2013-06-10 12:57:28
The road will be closed in both directions from the Route 910 intersection south to Brown Road beginning Wednesday
2013-06-10 12:36:35
Most prices are fair at Pittsburgh International Airport -- but watch out for the bacon cheeseburger.
2013-06-08 08:10:42
Lane closures are planned for Monday on the Route 30 Westinghouse Bridge in East Pittsburgh.
2013-06-07 07:16:03
A PennDOT spokesman said the work, being postponed by inclement weather, will be rescheduled at a later date.
2013-06-07 00:08:17
The Liberty Bridge is the biggest of 49 spans in Allegheny County that are not funded for rehabilitation or replacement.
2013-06-06 08:25:05
The ramp will close at 8 p.m. Friday and reopen by 5 p.m. Sunday. Crews will seal pavement cracks.
2013-06-06 00:18:00
Thousands of low-income workers may be cut off from their jobs if shuttle service ends June 30.
2013-06-05 14:54:36
If there is a Penguins home game on Sunday, the tunnel will reopen for about two hours at the end of the game.
2013-06-05 14:24:59
The proposal that cleared the Senate would generate approximately $2.5 billion in new annual revenue by the fifth year.
2013-06-05 09:03:41
The highway was closed at Exit 48, Route 151, south of Aliquippa.
2013-06-04 07:36:59
Work beneath the ramp connecting the bridge to the Parkway North will continue through June 17.
2013-06-04 00:07:51
The event will travel through several Pittsburgh neighborhoods before heading east toward Penn State University.
2013-06-03 21:50:52
An SUV and a dump truck crashed this morning about 7 a.m., forcing authorities to close the bridge. The injured included a 5-year-old.
2013-06-03 00:11:34
The group will deliver pro-transit information to every member of the Legislature.
2013-06-03 00:01:30
More bridges will be off-limits to trucks, buses and emergency vehicles if funding isn't provided, the PennDOT chief says.
2013-06-02 09:29:48
The inbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel is closed until 5 a.m. Monday.
2013-06-02 00:11:05
Riders have been asking Port Authority for real-time bus and train arrival information for years. They're finally going to get it.
2013-05-31 14:07:57
Construction on the road would have limited weekend traffic to one lane in each direction starting at 6 p.m.
2013-05-31 00:07:31
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a 14-page preliminary policy statement on automated vehicles.
2013-05-30 23:47:48
Penguins, Pirates, Paisley and PennDOT could produce parkway pandemonium on Saturday.
2013-05-30 07:53:44
Pipe inspection will close the northbound lane between Becks Run and Mifflin roads in Baldwin Borough from noon to 3 p.m. today.
2013-05-29 22:58:00
Drivers will pay the price if the Legislature fails to come up with money to improve the state's transportation network, advocates said.
2013-05-29 12:02:13
The transit agency says the stops were used by only one or two riders per day.
2013-05-29 11:35:00
The report, by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit research group, urged the Pennsylvania Legislature to act.
2013-05-28 15:01:14
PennDOT crews will be installing pavement reflectors overnight throughout the region over the next several days.
2013-05-27 00:10:00
Stanley Jurgaitis will be remembered with a dedication of the bridge that carries State Road 2023 over Pigeon Creek in Carroll.
2013-05-25 00:12:21
The incident brings new attention to the limits of the nation's infrastructure.
2013-05-25 00:04:44
Declining ridership and rising costs may sink the last cable-driven ferry in Pennsylvania.
2013-05-24 13:36:17
The Route 28 end of the bridge will remain closed as construction of a new interchange continues.
2013-05-24 00:13:29
Pittsburgh police have issued no citations for violation of a new law requiring motorists to give bicycles a four-foot buffer when passing.
2013-05-24 00:09:10
More than 30 million people will be on the road for the holiday weekend, the unofficial start of summer.
2013-05-23 05:28:49
The state Department of Transportation has announced plans for $45 million worth of road improvement projects for the county this summer.
2013-05-23 00:19:39
With a final permit in hand, the project will begin five years of construction this summer.
2013-05-20 23:48:50
A check of drivers on the South Side marked the kickoff of another round of the "click it or ticket" campaign to push seat belt use.
2013-05-20 07:23:51
Five miles of the highway will be resurfaced in Emsworth, Ben Avon, Avalon and Bellevue.
2013-05-20 07:20:22
Continuing inspection of the bridge may cause lane closures and traffic shifts from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on weekdays through June 14.
2013-05-20 00:19:10
If history is the judge, it will be quite a while, if ever, before the standard for drunk driving drops from .08 to .05 in blood alcohol.
2013-05-20 00:18:05
Across the state and in the region, a bad bridge situation has gotten better in recent years.
2013-05-20 00:03:41
The Greater Pittsburgh Motorcycle Safety Council held a safety awareness event Sunday outside of PNC Park.
2013-05-16 23:23:04
The plan for a new trail will incorporate both bicycle trails and roads with specially designated lanes.
2013-05-16 00:14:22
A traffic pattern change has turned Route 28 into a corridor of misery for morning commuters.
2013-05-15 23:52:55
At least for now, transit riders can breathe easy -- next year's budget calls for holding the line on fares.
2013-05-15 19:24:05
Freeport Road in East Deer and Tarentum will be closed in both directions from 10 p.m. tonight through 7 a.m. Thursday.
2013-05-15 07:28:13
The closure will allow crews to patch a pipe trench across the road, PennDOT announced.
2013-05-13 10:59:01
State police have reopened inbound Route 28 near the Natrona Heights-Brackenridge exit after two crashes this morning.
2013-05-13 09:56:11
Clairton, West Elizabeth and Jefferson Hills will see detours at the Route 51 interchange at the Elizabeth Bridge, according to PennDOT.
2013-05-13 07:42:40
Work gets underway on a two-year $6.3 million construction project from Emsworth to the McKees Rocks Bridge.
2013-05-13 07:39:27
The final phase of realignment of Brownsville Road at Curry Hollow Road was scheduled to begin this morning.
2013-05-13 06:17:26
The outage was a result of a traffic accident over the weekend.
2013-05-13 00:02:57
Lane closures are possible starting today on Greentree Road as Pennsylvania American Water installs new pipe.
2013-05-10 12:06:53
A tractor-trailer hit David William Nye, 46, of New Brighton near the Pulaski/Route 208 exit on I-376 eastbound.
2013-05-10 00:14:52
Pending Senate legislation would drive up a whole host of motorist fees, including those for novelty plates.
2013-05-09 07:39:10
Construction will cause restrictions starting today and continuing through May 30, PennDOT announced this morning.
2013-05-09 00:17:17
Inspection of the 40th Street Bridge will cause right-lane closures in both directions, but not simultaneously, starting today.
2013-05-09 00:14:10
Closures of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel will occur on four of the next five weekends, according to PennDOT's schedule.
2013-05-08 08:01:36
The outbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel will be closed for the next two weekends, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced.
2013-05-08 07:53:40
The closure, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., will allow a contractor to remove soil from the site of a diesel fuel spill last week.
2013-05-07 10:41:27
A Senate panel has approved a spending plan for roads, bridges, transit and other transportation modes.
2013-05-07 00:20:21
The main entrance to the short-term parking garage at Pittsburgh International Airport has closed as garage rehabilitation continues.
2013-05-07 00:19:52
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission is accepting comments about what should be in the region's updated long-range transportation plan.
2013-05-07 00:02:41
The left lane and shoulder on southbound Interstate 79 at the bridge over Millers Run Road-Route 50 in South Fayette will be closed today.
2013-05-06 00:06:35
The city is hoping that green paint will make bike lanes more visible to motorists and safer for bicyclists.
2013-05-03 00:10:12
Traffic on Washington Road-Route 19 in Mt. will be restricted this weekend as a reconstruction project continues.
2013-05-03 00:02:29
The eastbound off-ramp from Route 30 to Electric Avenue in North Braddock will close at 7 a.m. today and remain closed until 7 p.m. May 15.
2013-05-02 09:08:38
Lane closures are possible on South Braddock Avenue under the Parkway East bridge starting today.
2013-05-02 07:57:43
Giant earth-moving equipment has been clawing away at tons of rock and soil from a hillside to move and improve the two-lane road.
2013-05-02 00:20:45
Pittsburgh is a national leader in busway development; it hopes to make the system bigger and better.
2013-04-30 14:11:17
PennDOT says inbond traffic on Route 28 will be restricted at nights to one lane this week; both inbound lanes will be closed Tuesday night.
2013-04-29 14:11:22
The ramp to inbound Parkway East from South Braddock Avenue will be closed nightly this week through Saturday, according to PennDOT.
2013-04-29 08:59:17
Work will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and on Saturdays on the three parkways, Interstate 79 and Route 28.
2013-04-29 00:08:15
The ramp connecting the Liberty Bridge to northbound Interstate 579-Crosstown Boulevard will be closed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.
2013-04-29 00:04:59
The cab company is celebrating its 100th anniversary with several innovations, including a recorded message for passengers from the mayor.
2013-04-27 00:13:04
The turnaround from Chateau Street to Beaver Avenue near the Route 65 Marshall Avenue interchange is closed for construction work.
2013-04-27 00:10:08
A day after the Senate's unanimous approval, the House Friday voted 361-41 to provide more flexibility over where to make sequester cuts.
2013-04-26 17:27:06
The work would have detoured inbound Red Line T service all day Saturday and Sunday.
2013-04-26 00:08:46
Mark Compton, who took over shortly before public corruption charges were announced in March, says a widespread review is underway.
2013-04-26 00:06:47
The Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed in both directions between New Castle and Cranberry (Exit 28) from late Saturday to Sunday.
2013-04-26 00:01:23
Several weekend detours are planned on the Red Line of the Port Authority's Light Rail Transit system to allow track repairs in Beechview.
2013-04-25 10:30:35
Two people were sent to UPMC Mercy with minor injuries after the crash shortly after 8:45 a.m.
2013-04-25 08:51:54
The inbound upper deck center lanes of the Fort Pitt Bridge will be closed at 10 p.m.; outbound lower deck center lanes at 2 a.m.
2013-04-25 00:23:40
The White House signals it might consider legislation that would give the administration more flexibility over FAA cuts.
2013-04-23 00:14:41
Southbound traffic on Freeport Road in Harmar will be restricted to one lane from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, PennDOT announced.
2013-04-22 16:00:23
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the men were planning an al-Qaida supported attack against Via Rail, but posed no imminent threat.
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