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A PennDOT-issued sign at an auto garage in New Castle stating that it conducts vehicle inspections for cars registered in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation was created from the former Department of Highways by Act 120, approved by the legislature on May 6, 1970. [3]
On August 26, 2010, PennDOT told the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission that they needed to pay them $118 million for public transit funding provided by Act 44 or PennDOT would have veto power over the Turnpike Commission's decisions. [26] In 2013, a grand jury found evidence of a "pay to play" culture at the commission.
In 2013, PennDOT posted weight restrictions on several bridges along the state route system. [3] As a result, several truck routes were signed for U.S. and state routes, bypassing these weight restricted bridges. Signage practices for these truck routes vary by district, with some districts such as District 5 signing them as standard truck ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is responsible for the establishment and classification of a state highway network which includes Interstate Highways, U.S. Highways, and state routes. U.S. and Interstate highways are classified as state routes in Pennsylvania.
However, upon PennDOT completing the freeway realignment of Pennsylvania Route 71 (PA 71) in 1959, which brought traffic from Washington to New Stanton, use of the interchange increased significantly. [253] Additionally, with I-70 planning to replace both PA 71 and US 119, the PTC became aware the interchange would need to be replaced.
From the 1911 passage of the Sproul Road Bill to the 1987 adoption of the Location Referencing System, all state highways in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania were defined as legislative routes, while some were also posted as Traffic Routes.
Cartography by PennDOT Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; Traffic and State Route Map, Allegheny County (PDF) (Map) (2016 ed.).
The list of Interstate Highways in Pennsylvania encompasses 23 Interstate Highways—12 primary routes and 11 auxiliary routes—which exist entirely or partially in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.