PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: PennDOT officials say money from the state’s transportation law will enable them to catch up on deferred maintenance of roads and bridges.
Spending on regular maintenance will increase 17 percent year-over-year to $897 million in fiscal year 2015, the first full year the law will be in effect. Big-ticket projects, such as road and bridge rehabilitations, will increase nearly 16 percent to $2.16 billion.
Some repairs that were delayed for years will cost more, officials said… (more)