HARRISBURG, Pa. – At events across the state, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) officials have been highlighting improvements made to the commonwealth’s vast network of roads and bridges during the 2024 construction season.
According to a PennDOT press release, statewide from January through November, 5,485 roadway miles were improved, including 1,955 miles of paving. In the same timeframe, work advanced on 422 state and locally owned bridges. Additionally, 447 construction contracts for highway, bridge, and other improvement projects were completed statewide through PennDOT’s private-sector partners so far this year.
“In his first two years, Governor Shapiro has delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure funding for our roads and bridges, resulting in 12,496 miles of roadway improved, including 4,477 miles of paving: nearly 500 more miles of roadway improved and nearly 600 more miles paved than in the previous two years,” PennDOT said. “During the same timeframe, work advanced on 1,106 state and local bridges, compared to 998 during the previous two years. The Shapiro Administration repaired more poor-condition bridges than any other state in the nation last year and improved more miles of roadway than any time in the past decade. He has brought Democrats and Republicans together to invest $330.5 million in additional state funding in our roads and bridges on a bipartisan basis.”
Read what people are saying about PennDOT’s ongoing work to improve roads and bridges in Pennsylvania.
In the Pittsburgh region, PennDOT completed $441 million in infrastructure investments in 2024, including 700 miles of paving and 39 bridges rehabilitated or replaced.
WTAE: PennDOT completes 53 projects in Pittsburgh area; Paves & maintains over 700 miles of roads
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Drought-like weather helped PennDOT’s 2024 construction season in Western Pa.
Pittsburgh Union Progress: Dry weather allows PennDOT to make major roadwork progress this year
In the Philadelphia region, 134 miles of roadway were paved and 15 bridges were repaired or replaced, with approximately $3 billion in active construction in 2024.
CBS Philadelphia: PennDOT celebrates completion of Wayne Junction Viaduct Project on Roosevelt Expressway
My ChesCo: Roads Revamped: Discover the $786 Million Transformation Boosting Local Infrastructure
In the Lehigh Valley region, over 1,000 miles of roadway were improved and 183 bridges were repaired or replaced.
The Morning Call: PennDOT reviews year, looks ahead to improvements for Route 309, I-78
Fox 56: PennDOT District 5 celebrates paving 1,000 miles, repairing 183 bridges in East Central PA
In northwest Pennsylvania, PennDOT paved 66 miles and replaced or repaired 25 bridges.
The Derrick: PennDOT wraps up successful construction, maintenance season
exploreClarion: Nearly 66 Miles Paved, 25 Bridges Fixed in Northwest Pa. This Year
Meadville Tribune: PennDOT highlights projects in region
In PennDOT’s Indiana-based district, 190 miles of roadway were paved and 130 bridges.were replaced or rehabilitated.
Indiana Gazette: PennDOT hails 2024 progress, looks ahead to projects in 2025 and beyond
In the Laurel Highlands region, PennDOT paved 137 miles of roadway and replaced or rehabilitated 69 bridges.
Tribune-Democrat: Editorial | Road work keeps people moving
Bedford Gazette: PennDOT wraps road projects, readies for winter
In southcentral Pennsylvania, PennDOT paved 171 miles of roadway and replaced or repaired 27 bridges.
Franklin County Free Press: PennDOT Wraps Up Productive 2024 Construction Season in District 8
In PennDOT’s north central region, 163 miles of roadway were paved and 28 bridges were replaced or rehabilitated.
Bradford Era: PennDOT updates progress in four-county area
In northeast Pennsylvania, PennDOT paved 140 miles and replaced or repaired 150 bridges.
Fox 56: PennDOT completes major projects across six Northeastern Pennsylvania counties
WBRE: PennDOT highlights NEPA completed projects in Dunmore
WNEP: PennDOT wraps up 2024 construction season
In southwest Pennsylvania, PennDOT paved 99 miles of roadway and repaired or replaced 85 bridges.
In PennDOT’s Montoursville-based district, 118 miles of roadway and 78 bridges were improved.
To learn more about how PennDOT is delivering a safe and reliable transportation network across the state, visit penndot.pa.gov/results.
Dana Guthrie is an award-winning journalist who has been featured in multiple newspapers, books and magazines across the globe. She is currently based in the Atlanta, Georgia, area.
