Infrastructure
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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.
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Infrastructure funding to help repair two historic Philadelphia bridges
Philadelphia is set to receive $14.2 million from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law to repair two historic bridges crossing the Wissahickon Creek.
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Money from Biden’s Infrastructure Law to reconnect Philadelphia’s Chinatown
Close to $159 million in federal funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be used to right a historical wrong in the city of Philadelphia and reconnect Chinatown by covering the Vine Street Expressway with a public park.
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From cracks to craters: Here’s what to do when encountering a pothole on Pennsylvania’s roads
Encountering a pothole on a Pennsylvania road is a daily occurrence. Here’s what you need to know about reporting them and filing a claim for damages caused by them.
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Broadband internet expansion for two PA communities delayed thanks to 5G conspiracy theorists
Residents in York City and Hanover Township wanted broadband expansion in their communities, but anti-5G conspiracy theorists have delayed the wifi expansion for months.
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Investigators fault Pittsburgh for 2022 bridge collapse
According to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board, the city of Pittsburgh is to blame for the collapse of the Forbes Avenue bridge in January 2022 which resulted in four people being injured.
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SEPTA to receive 200 new rail cars thanks to Biden’s Infrastructure Law
SEPTA has received more than $1 billion from the infrastructure law, but this round of funding could not have come for a better time for the struggling transit authority, which is facing a $240 million budget shortfall and drastic service cuts.
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Is your drinking water safe, Pennsylvania? Check the interactive map to find out.
A study released last summer by J.D. Power ranked Pennsylvania’s tap water as the sixth worst in the nation, and found that 33% of the state’s rivers and streams failed to meet water quality standards.
