October 17, 2023 - Middletown, PA
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director Randy Padfield, and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) Chief Executive Officer Mark Compton today held a media briefing to outline plans for winter services, highlight job opportunities, and discuss how the public can prepare for the season. "The safety of every Pennsylvanian is a top priority of the Shapiro Administration. We've been preparing for this winter since the last one ended," Carroll said. "Across Pennsylvania, the team at PennDOT is hard at work fixing our roads, highways and bridges - making it easier and safer for Pennsylvania drivers while creating good paying jobs. Keeping our roads as safe as possible is a team effort, and we'd love to have people join our team."The public can access travel information on nearly 40,000 state-maintained roadway miles year-round at www.511PA.com, and during the winter they can find plow-truck locations and details of when state-maintained roadways were last plowed. The information is made possible by PennDOT's Automated Vehicle Location technology, which uses units in the over 2,600 department-owned and rented plow trucks to send a cellular signal showing a truck's location.Speakers Include:PA Turnpike COO, Craig ShueyPennDOT Secretary/PA Turnpike Chair, Mike CarrollPEMA Director, Randy PadfieldPA Turnpike CEO, Mark Compton
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