Tue February 14, 2017
Sunoco Logistics Says Permits Clear Way to Build Pipeline
The company planning to build a 306-mile pipeline to move propane and other natural gas liquids across southern Pennsylvania says it can begin construction. Sunoco Logistics received permit approvals for the Mariner East 2 pipeline from the Department of Environmental Protection on Monday....
Wed February 08, 2017
Gov. Wolf Announces 51 PennDOT Projects Worth $33M
Gov. Tom Wolf and PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards announced fifty-one projects to improve transportation alternatives are in line for $33 million in federal funds. “These projects are important initiatives that enhance communities across Pennsylvania to create stronger economies and better infrastructure,” Wolf said....
Wed February 08, 2017
Solar Panel Farm to Provide Clean Energy Savings to P.A. Town
The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) finalized a contract to build a solar panel farm that will provide Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County, with clean renewable solar energy for the next 20 years, reducing the facility's power demand costs....
Lori Tobias - Wed February 08, 2017
Routine Bridge Maintenance Avoids Catastrophe
Motorists accustomed to making the Delaware River Turnpike Bridge a part of their regular drive will have to adapt to some new travel habits for at least the foreseeable future. That news came nearly two weeks after a fracture was discovered in a bridge beam Jan....
Justine McDaniel - Thu January 26, 2017
Giant Sinkhole Opens up in Philadelphia Suburb
Crews were pumping concrete into a giant sinkhole that opened overnight on January 25 in Glenside, Montgomery County, nearly swallowing a pickup truck in a driveway and knocking out a water main. No injuries were reported in the incident on Brooke Road, in Cheltenham Township near the North Hills Country Club....
Wed January 25, 2017
Urban Engineers' Vice President Alan Pizzi Passes Away
Alan Pizzi of Philadelphia, Pa., passed away on Jan. 16, 2017, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He was 65. Mr. Pizzi was born on Aug. 11, 1951, in Philadelphia, attended Villanova University and graduated from Drexel University with a degree in civil engineering....
Jason Laughlin - Mon January 23, 2017
Delaware Bridge Update: Decades Old Construction Error At Fault
An apparent construction error six decades ago could have caused the fracture discovered Friday in a steel beam that forced the closure of the Delaware River Bridge, an engineering expert who viewed pictures of the cracked truss said Sunday....
Chris Mondics & Jason Laughlin - Mon January 23, 2017
Delaware River Bridge Traffic Brought to Halt While Fracture is Assessed, Fixed
Transportation officials Saturday were unable to say how long the heavily traveled Delaware River Bridge connecting the Pennsylvania Turnpike with New Jersey would stay closed as they work to repair a ruptured bridge truss....
Wed January 18, 2017
Construction Begins to Convert Viaduct Rail Track Into Park
Construction has begun on converting an abandoned and overgrown elevated rail track in Philadelphia into a green park. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf joined Mayor Jim Kenney and state Rep. Michael O'Brien, among others, for a groundbreaking ceremony for the $10.3 million rail park....
Thu January 12, 2017
PennDOT Projects Provide Statewide Transportation Alternatives
Governor Tom Wolf and PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards today announced fifty-one projects to improve transportation alternatives are in line for $33 million in federal funds. “These projects are important initiatives that enhance communities across Pennsylvania to create stronger economies and better infrastructure,” Governor Wolf said....
