INFRASTRUCTURE
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Biden sets 10-year deadline for cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer
A decade after the Flint water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes.
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PA gets $500 million from Biden’s infrastructure law to replace I-83 bridge
Pennsylvania is set to receive $500 million from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law to replace the I-83 bridge in Harrisburg.
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Report says unsecured tanker hatch spilled out gas in crash that destroyed I-95 bridge in Philly
Gasoline spilled out from an unsecured hatch on the top of the gasoline delivery tanker that overturned and ignited beneath an Interstate 95 bridge in Philadelphia a year ago.
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Toll booths are out, gantries are in on the PA Turnpike
An electronic charging system will replace toll booths on the PA Turnpike, with some systems going online as early as 2025.
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Pittsburgh International Airport to receive upgrades from Biden’s infrastructure law
Pittsburgh International Airport is set to receive $20.5 million in funding from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to reconstruct the terminal building and allow passengers to move more freely through it.
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Shapiro rides SEPTA’s regional rail to promote proposed $282 million increase in public transit funding
Gov. Josh Shapiro rode SEPTA’s regional rail on Thursday to promote his $282 million budget increase for public transit.
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PA received $37.5 million from infrastructure law to remove “forever chemicals” from drinking water
The commonwealth has received over $300 million in funding from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law to remove PFAS, or forever chemicals, contamination from drinking water.
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100,000 PA residents to benefit from American Rescue Plan’s broadband expansion projects
Tens of thousands of Pennsylvania households and businesses are set to receive affordable high-speed internet access thanks to federal funding from the Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP), part of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
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736,000 PA households could lose crucial help on their internet bills
Democratic congressional lawmakers from Pennsylvania are sounding the alarm on the future of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides low-cost, high-speed internet access for millions of Americans.
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Pittsburgh receives infrastructure funding to fix flood-prone “bathtub”
Pittsburgh received $6.6 million from President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Law in an ongoing effort to fix a flood-prone section of the East Parkway.
























