Tag: Transportation

Southmont residents’ transportation ideas aired

May 1—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Marilyn Billow, of Southmont Borough, walks throughout the borough’s roads but doesn’t bike, she said, because of the condition of the sidewalks. Miller Lazzari, 10, walks to Westmont Hilltop Elementary School at 827 Diamond Blvd., and said “drivers go to fast.” Improvements to sidewalks and crosswalks were some of the suggestions […]

Ky. Transportation Cabinet contract worker dies after being hit by vehicle

A contract worker for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet died after being hit by a vehicle while helping direct traffic in Larue County Tuesday morning. Blake Barnes, 22, of Elizabethtown, had been “flagging traffic” in the eastbound lane of Ky. 210, Old Elizabethtown Road, when he was hit by a van, Kentucky State Police said in […]

Region to see major transportation projects over next four years

Apr. 7—Repairs to the northbound span of the Gold Star Memorial Bridge. Safety improvements to Route 82 in Norwich. Upgrades to bus facilities for electric buses. Those are among the significant projects listed in the region’s four-year transportation capital plan of projects anticipated to be funded with federal dollars, as well as other sources. The […]

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum offers glimpse into transportation past

Apr. 2—Have a trolley good time taking a Daycation Destination trip into the transportation past at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington, Pa. The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum is a non-profit educational organization sharing trolley-era history and depends on its hundreds of uber-dedicated volunteers for public operations and maintenance of the more than 50 trolleys in […]

Inslee signs final transportation budget, warns of tough sledding

As Gov. Jay Inslee prepared to sign the last transportation spending plan of his 12-year tenure Thursday, he described the bumpy road ahead for lawmakers and his successor. “Revenues are going to be strained for building roadways, preservation and maintenance, and improving highway infrastructure,” he said. “Project costs are increasing due to inflation, supply chain […]

Disney to upgrade transportation with 90 new buses

Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. Ninety new buses are making their way from Livermore, California, to Walt Disney World. They’re not driving all at once, though depending on when they come off the line at Gillig, the manufacturer, they may travel […]

MC trucking and transportation program gets truck, scholarship funds

Mar. 28—MIDLAND — Midland College’s Transportation Training Program has received a donation from Midland Development Corporation and Permian Basin Workforce Development Board. The donation provided funds to purchase a Peterbilt Truck and helped pay full scholarships for 20 students enrolling in the Transportation Training program. The demand for large-truck drivers in the West Texas region […]