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	Getting Around: Road paint on your car? PennDOT says, Goof Off (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Crews are supposed to record license plates of drivers who intentionally track paint, who weave between the paint truck and "shadow trucks" that provide spacing for the lines to dry a bit or who scheme to claim damages.
		Also this fall, PennDOT plans to award the contract and do preliminary work on the "missing ramps" at the I-79/Parkway West interchange, a $70 million project that won't interfere with traffic before 2008, when the contractor ties ramps into highway mainlines.
		PennDOT currently is making $3 million in repairs to I-79 bridges over the Ohio River and ramps to and from Route 65 at Glenfield, work restricting lanes but not inconveniencing drivers a lot.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06218/711243-147.stm (807 words)

	Casey audit blisters PennDOT
		Purchases defined as "questionable" and "excessive" include cases of custom-made candies, 500 toy ducks with the PennDOT logo, 175 small battery-operated fans, gift baskets sent to Texas, a $510 custom-made pair of scissors for a ribbon-cutting and a bar stool bought at Wal-Mart.
		Of $369,022 in gift, novelty, award and souvenir purchases that the auditor general's office selected for review, $252,116, or 68 percent, were deemed questionable or excessive.
		At his news conference today, Casey is expected to call upon Rendell and PennDOT to immediately reform the state's purchase card program, which he says has cost taxpayers $500 million since its inception in the 1996-97 fiscal year.
	www.post-gazette.com /localnews/20030206auditrp2.asp (639 words)

	PennDOT quiet on Woodhaven plan (phillyBurbs.com)
		Under the coalition's plans, a vacant area where PennDOT condemned 30 homes in the mid-1970s for the highway extension, would be turned instead into a greenway for bicycle trails, senior center, and recreation areas.
		PennDOT already has sent a draft environmental impact statement to the Federal Highway Administration for review and is expecting it back this spring.
		PennDOT then plans to hold a final public hearing, and is expected to pick a final plan to recommend to the FHWA as early as September.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/111-03302003-65364.html (1416 words)

	TITLE 23 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PENNDOT manuals and guides are identified in Appendix A. Additions to Appendix A will occur as additional policies and guidance are developed, approved by FHWA, and implemented by PENNDOT.
		PENNDOT agrees that any revisions or additions to policy and procedure statements, design manuals, letters containing policy, rules and regulations, specifications and standards affecting policy on Federally funded projects will be submitted to the FHWA Division Office for approval and/or concurrence.
		PENNDOT and FHWA are committed to Quality Management procedures and principles to ensure that highway projects adequately meet the existing and future traffic needs and conditions in a manner conducive to safety, environmental requirements, durability and economy of maintenance.
	www.panetwork.com /fhwapadiv/exemption.htm (2786 words)

	PennDOT ready for winter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Over the past several years, PennDOT has been replacing its single-axle trucks, which are capable of hauling 8 tons of material, with larger and more powerful tandem-axle trucks, which are capable of hauling 16 tons.
		PennDOT also has some 40 tri-axle trucks in its fleet, which are capable of hauling 22 tons of material.
		PennDOT is also hoping to better manage salt supplies thanks to computerized salt spreaders that are calibrated to spread the same amount of salt regardless of how fast the truck is traveling.
	www.nepatoday.com /handlers/printArticle.cfm?art=47586&ste=4 (650 words)

	Grassroots Litigation Support (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PennDOT's determination that ALCAB review was legally unnecessary culminated in the Whites' receipt of notice that the Department's project schedule included plans for condemnation of their farm in the summer of 1999.
		PennDOT's second argument contends that the ALCAB legislation does not impose requirements on highway planning procedure, but that ALCAB review is a direct restraint on the right and power of the agency to exercise eminent domain.
		PennDOT boldly asserts that "[t]he Commonwealth Court's own prior cases show that whether a condemnation must be approved by ALCAB is an issue that must be raised in preliminary objections to a taking." Id. at 22.
	www.celdf.org /glsp/glsp14.asp (11088 words)

	Welcome to US 202
		PENNDOT began the widening and reconstruction of Route 202 in Tredyffrin and Upper Merion townships in March 1999 and completed it in stages under four separate construction contracts.
		PENNDOT on August 6 opened the ramp from I-76 West to Route 202 South, the centerpiece structure to the new I-76/Route 202 Interchange.
		PENNDOT is building these new ramps as part of the $280 million project to widen five miles of Route 202 from four lanes to six between North Valley Road in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, and Gulph Road in Upper Merion Township.
	www.us202.com /Pages/2.0_news_and_updates.asp (7480 words)

	Occupational Hazards - New Memorial Unveiled for Fallen PENNDOT Workers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Near the child is a male PENNDOT worker who is holding a hard hat outstretched near the child.
		PENNDOT employees are contributing to the cost of the memorial.
		PENNDOT chose 1970 as the start date because that is when the Pennsylvania Department of Highways evolved to become the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
	www.occupationalhazards.com /articles/5203 (282 words)

	US202 NEWS ARCHIVES
		PennDOT is improving this five mile section of Route 202, which carries between 70,000 and 105,000 vehicles a day between Paoli and King of Prussia, under four separate construction contrats.
		PennDOT also is providing $4.3 million in funding for additional SEPTA transit service along the Route 202 corridor during construction and a special intercorporate shuttle service for citizens working in key business centers along the corridor.
		PennDOT is widening Route 202 from four lanes to six between the bridge over North Valley Road and Gulph Road; building new ramps at the Interstate 76, U.S. Route 422 and Chesterbrook Boulevard interchanges, rebuilding bridges, and upgrading adjacent roads.
	www.us202.com /Pages/2.1.1_news_archives.asp (9871 words)

	PennDOT: Residents reject Woodhaven plan (phillyBurbs.com)
		However, some have said that top PennDOT officials - including state Secretary of Transportation Allen Biehler - have made it clear that the agency is willing to walk away from the project entirely if this new plan doesn't gain community support.
		Asked yesterday if PennDOT is on that edge, Warren said, "I think the conclusion that I would have drawn is that this is a project under review for a long, long time.
		Giordano said PennDOT officials told the group that under the Route 1 plan, drivers would take 19 minutes to travel through the project area versus 16 minutes in the agency's plan.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/111-02182004-248504.html (666 words)

	The Idaho Statesman - News headlines from PR Newswire
		PennDOT also took immediate action to increase security of customer data at its facilities across Pennsylvania to reduce the risk of such a breach occurring again.
		In addition, PennDOT will begin mailing notification letters to the 11,384 affected customers by Saturday, explaining what happened, what steps they will need to take to protect their identity and how PennDOT will assist them.
		PennDOT is cooperating with the Pennsylvania State Police in its investigation.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=IDSLAW.story&STORY=/www/story/11-30-2006/0004483208&EDATE=THU+Nov+30+2006,+04:04+PM (494 words)

	News Release - Posted 11/19/2002
		Additionally, PENNDOT will deduct $10,000 a day from the contractor if repairs on the southbound I-95 ramp to Coftman Avenue are not finished within 110 days of the start of ramp work.
		To assist commuters during I-95 construction, PENNDOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) built the largest park-and-ride facility in the Commonwealth and expanded parking facilities at six SEPTA stations in Bucks and Montgomery counties.
		PENNDOT also provided SEPTA with $25 million for the purchase of 10 new railroad cars for the R7 line and for operational improvements and facility upgrades on the R7 and R3 rail lines.
	www.95revive.com /news_story.cfm?news_item=147 (1259 words)

	EPCN News: PennDOT declares bypass will be built (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PennDOT officials said the project was on hold, a comment which fueled speculation that the bypass project might be dead.
		PennDOT has until May 28 to file an appeal with the corps over the permit dispute which hinges on conditions involving wetland and invasive species monitoring.
		PennDOT officials say it would cost them too much money to do what the corps wants, and corps officials say they're sticking to them.
	www.epcommunitynews.com /archives/2004/bac86905.htm (400 words)

	US 202 Expressway (Pennsylvania)
		PennDOT reconstructed the interchange with Chesterbrook Boulevard in Paoli.
		In May 2000, PennDOT received a record of decision from the FHWA to build the "selected widening" alternative, in which only certain areas were to receive the five-lane widening.
		PennDOT originally scheduled construction of the $383 million "new alignment alternative" between 2004 and 2007, but all design, right-of-way acquisition and construction work was halted in April 2004, pending evaluation of a "smart-growth" alternative that replaces building the expressway with improving local roads and building roundabouts.
	www.phillyroads.com /roads/US-202_PA (3591 words)

	Neil McIver: Letter to Pennsylvania Insurance Department
		I attempted to obtain a driver license from PennDOT in August 1998, but my application was refused because I do not have a social security number.
		My efforts to obtain a driver license from the PennDOT are still ongoing as of this date, in the form of administrative appeal, as evidenced by the more recent copies of correspondence I have enclosed.
		Because I believe the actions of PennDOT constitute illegal discrimination and have no legal basis, I maintain that I still enjoy the same right to the road I always have since I first obtained a license 17 years ago.
	www.cjmciver.org /sapf/penninsdept1.shtml (1011 words)

	The Survey States: Pennsylvania - Right of Way Quality Management
		PennDOT uses a top-down training approach and is committed to achieving success in the implementation of its management system.
		PennDOT realizes it is not the number of completed surveys that is important, but the information shared in them.
		PennDOT solicits direct feedback from its external customers through citizen's advisory board meetings and a process called "agility." Agility involves the sharing of municipal resources, or trading on a statewide basis, and might include how PennDOT works with or for the LPAs, for example.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /realestate/rowmgt/chap5.htm (2821 words)

	PennDot Prepared for December Storm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PENNDOT District 4 uses more than 300 snowplows and 650 truck and heavy equipment operators to clear the state roadways in its six county area of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
		PENNDOT now also has 20 anti-icing trucks in Northeastern Pennsylvania that are used to fight the storm before the snow starts.
		PENNDOT District 4-0 will have at least three double wing plow trucks with plows mounted on the left and right side of the truck.
	www.tristatenews.com /printer_2239.stm (756 words)

	S.A.V.E. Rt. 41, Southern Chester County, PA: PennDOT's scheme will eliminate jobs at Port of Philadelphia
		PennDOT's proposal to build a free, four-lane highway will reduce the Port of Wilmington's costs of freight and risks tipping the market balance in favor of Wilmington as the preferred port of call on the Delaware River.
		PennDOT readily admits that construction of the planned four-lane highway will result in a highway with 60% excess capacity, thereby providing for the unimpeded flow of large tractor trailer trucks across Chester County.
		PennDOT's construction of "The Port of Wilmington Memorial Highway," linking the Port of Wilmington to Norfolk Southern Railroad's Rutherford intermodal facility, will also jeopardize significant public and private investments in the Port of Philadelphia made over the past decade to increase rail accessibility and the ability of the Port to compete effectively.
	www.save41.org /pd3.htm (2638 words)

	PennDOT probing charges - PittsburghLIVE.com
		PennDOT has launched a statewide investigation into whether its district offices have systematically overpaid the private inspectors they hire to oversee state road and bridge work.
		PennDOT ranks inspectors using the widely accepted standards established by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, often referred to as NICET.
		PennDOT administrators in Harrisburg have said they corrected the problems reported by Arnold in 2001 by revising standards for hiring inspection companies.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/pittsburgh/s_130650.html (723 words)

	S.A.V.E. Rt. 41, Southern Chester County, PA: Tractor Trailer Trucks are the Problem on Our Small, Local Roads
		Upon closer examination of PennDOT's recent road-building efforts, it is evident that the Route 41 project is part of a larger plan to complete a little-known 200 mile four-lane truck route connecting Wilmington, Delaware to Interstate 80 in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
		From 1998 to 2001, PennDOT constructed the $85 million 7.5 mile Dauphin Bypass involving the construction of a four-lane bypass around the Borough of Dauphin and widening of the existing US 322 from west of the Borough of Dauphin to Speeceville from three to five lanes.
		Instead, PennDOT embarked on an unprecedented multi-year road-building campaign to expand long-haul tractor trailer capacity on all of the rural arterial roads leading to I-80 of which the Route 41 project is just the latest installment.
	www.save41.org /lh2.htm (5965 words)

	EPCN News: PennDOT eliminates private subcontractors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PennDOT expects the new policy to save about $5.7 million statewide, and about $800,000 in District 5, which includes Monroe, Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton and Schuylkill counties, according to a spokesman.
		PennDOT also has improved its methods of pre-treating roads in advance of anticipated storms, Young said, adding that pretreatment allows plowing and salting to proceed faster and more efficiently.
		PennDOT's decision not to hire private subcontractors for winter road work has been discussed at several Monroe municipal meetings recently, as well as the past two Pocono Mountain school board meetings.
	www.epcommunitynews.com /archives/2004/bac93167.htm (728 words)

	PENNDOT Enhances Planning Efficiency with Web-Based GIS Applications and Data Access - Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT) has greatly enhanced the efficiency with which highway projects and maintenance activities are carried out in the state by implementing web-based GIS technology.
		From its headquarters in Harrisburg, PENNDOT is directly responsible for 40,000 miles of state highways and bridges.
		PENNDOT established an Oracle spatial database to manage this data and to run under its GIS.
	www.directionsmag.com /article.php?article_id=359 (1963 words)

	Mineral Resources Management Homepage
		PennDoT Engineering District 12 assumed responsibility for precautionary measures as I-70 was undermined and repairs after mining was completed.
		Compare the amount of money PennDoT spent for monitoring, precautionary measures, road repair and accident liability to the present value of the amount PennDoT would have spent to purchase coal support for the road segment in 1962.
		This was one reason that PennDoT reduced the speed limit to 40 mph (67 km/h) over the section of I‑70 affected by undermining.
	www.dep.state.pa.us /dep/deputate/minres/Longwall/I-70/I-70home.htm (8017 words)

	Getting Around: PennDOT losing husband-wife team of public servants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		King has been with PennDOT for 38 years and has been deputy secretary for planning since 1991, the man who guides and manages well over $1 billion a year in federal and state highway and bridge funds, including all construction work in the region.
		When driver's license, motor vehicle registration and other PennDOT fees were raised in 1997, a set amount of $28 million a year was earmarked for the turnpike.
		But the Transportation Funding and Reform Commission said nothing about the estimated $3.5 billion needed to build the last 50 miles of the two toll roads that have been hailed as badly needed transportation arteries south of Pittsburgh and key to economic revival of old communities lying in the Monongahela River corridor.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06337/742881-147.stm (729 words)

	PENNDOT Debuts Its Ultimate Winter Vehicle at Mellon Arena
		PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23 PENNDOT has cleared millions of tons of snow and ice over the years with one of the largest heavy equipment fleets in the nation, tonight PENNDOT's newest addition to the fleet will be cleaning the ice when the Penguins take on the Bruins.
		The PENNDOT Zamboni will be decked out in traditional design including an ePENNDOT logo and the 1-877-540-4279 free 24-hour live operator hotline for the latest traffic and construction information.
		With the final phase of the Fort Pitt Bridge and Tunnel project fast approaching, the process begins to alert the driving public of upcoming traffic pattern changes on Western PA 's busiest Interstate Highway system.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2003/01/23/153270.html (433 words)

	kyw.com - PennDOT Prepares Region For Morning Commute
		But PennDOT and drivers alike have been preparing for it all day.
		PennDOT spent Saturday spraying a salt-grind solution in the five county area.
		PennDOT is preparing for the same type wintry mix.
	cbs3.com /topstories/local_story_055195716.html (405 words)

	Managing: Danny Dawood is paving his way at PennDOT
		The agency was glad to have him back, considering that his industry experience made him an even better resource than before.
		Dawood is a mid-level manager supervising four civil engineers, and chief of pavement design and analysis for PennDOT's bureau of maintenance and operations.
		Pennsylvania, and PennDOT, are major players in the field of transportation, Dawood notes.
	www.diversitycareers.com /articles/pro/05-aprmay/managing_penDot.htm (689 words)

	Project Description - PENNDOT VideoLog Application, V.2
		Version 2 of the PennDOT VideoLog application resulted in a completely redesigned interface, added two right-of-way views in addition to the center image to create a panoramic view of the roadway, and incorporated Roadway Management System (RMS) reports for roadway administrative, geometry, guide rail, and shoulder information.
		Global positioning system (GPS) data and GIS mapping are used to provide a graphical interface for selecting different roadway segments or selecting a particular point along the selected segment, such as an intersection or bridge.
		This enterprise application exposes a Web Services API to allow any PennDOT programmer or contractor to access VideoLog services, thus expanding the application's use throughout the organization and providing visualization capabilities to asset management applications.
	www.gannettfleming.com /projectdetailIT.asp?ProjectID=638 (210 words)

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