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Updated snowfall forecasts issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday predict western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and the West Virginia panhandle could see 6-12 inches of total snow accumulation by the time the winter storm warning expires at 1 p.m. Monday. The Pittsburgh area is expected to receive 8-12 inches.
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A bill to void a plan that would add tolls on nine Pennsylvania bridges is closer to passage after approval in the state House.
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Three Pittsburgh-area municipalities sued Friday to block Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration from adding tolls to an Interstate 79 bridge.
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On today’s program: A plan proposed during last week’s state House transportation committee meeting would see some bridge repairs paid for with new tolls on those same bridges, a move which drew sharp opposition; and two scientists explain why state forests and their native vegetation are suffering due to invasive species and an overabundant deer population.
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Last winter’s snowstorms blanketed much of Pennsylvania with several feet of snow, shutting down businesses and making roads impassable.
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According to a new report by PennDOT, overall fatalities, injuries, and crashes significantly decreased at 26 traffic roundabouts in Pennsylvania.
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Legislators say the repairs are crucial, but there seems to be little appetite to address the state’s convoluted approach to transportation funding.
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Pennsylvania’s highway agency wants to prevent a major heavy equipment contractor from doing state work for up to three years because it pleaded no contest to theft after being accused of illegally diverting money and other benefits from its workers.
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Travel in the Pittsburgh region is expected to be up this summer. A new regional survey from AAA predicts that about 100,000 people in the region will take road trips over the next few months — more than double the number who planned trips in 2020.
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On today’s program: A look behind the steep decline of the commonwealth’s vaccination rates; Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation is asking for feedback about about perceptions of autonomous vehicles; and natural gas companies are looking for ways to stop methane leaks, and brand themselves as “responsible.”