- Pennsylvania Governor Acts To Streamline Permitting Of Big Infrastructure And ED Projects
- Motorists Get $247 Million In Credits Over First Half Of Florida's 2024 Toll Relief Program
- Truck Technology Advances And Their Impact On Highway Paving Is TRB Webinar Topic
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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Pennsylvania Governor Acts To Streamline Permitting Of Big Infrastructure And ED Projects
An executive order issued Tuesday by Governor Josh Shapiro (D) created the “Pennsylvania Permit Fast Track Program” and tasked the governor’s Office of Transformation and Opportunity with overseeing and coordinating program implementation.
According to Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Shapiro’s aim is to accelerate permitting for big, complex economic development and infrastructure projects whose progress relies on permits from multiple agencies. The program is designed “to help project sponsors better understand and meet permitting requirements, reducing costly delays by coordinating meetings across state agencies and getting sponsors answers to their questions efficiently,” Shapiro said in a quoted news release. “Every permit submitted through Fast Track is still subject to the same rigorous review as every other application across the Commonwealth.” A public dashboard that shows the progress of permit applications for each project in the program will add “unprecedented transparency and accountability” to the process, Shapiro said.
One of the Office of Transformation and Opportunity’s responsibilities is to identify and designate major projects for participation in the program. However, Shapiro indicated that the state will also be open to businesses seeking program assistance.
Economic & Social Considerations Affecting Transportation Environmental Protection Policies Procedures And Initiatives Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance PennsylvaniaMotorists Get $247 Million In Credits Over First Half Of Florida's 2024 Toll Relief Program
Osceola News-Gazette reports, transponder account holders who “drive enough” on Florida toll roads and bridges received nearly $247 million in credits during the first six months of the state’s 2024 Toll Relief Program, which started in April. More than a million eligible motorists — those with at least 35 monthly toll transactions on their accounts — receive an automatic 50 percent monthly credit, a benefit due to continue through March 2025.
According to a Florida DOT news release, the 2023 iteration of the relief program “credited customers approximately $470 million, benefiting 1.2 million Floridians with an average savings of nearly $400 each.”
Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) ETC Systems Florida Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) Lee County (Florida) Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) SunPass Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) Toll Exemption, Discount And Equity ProgramsTruck Technology Advances And Their Impact On Highway Paving Is TRB Webinar Topic
The Transportation Research Board has scheduled a webinar for Monday afternoon, November 25, on pavement design methods that ensure durability and resilience against “[n]ew truck abilities and the associated loads,” developments that will impact flexible and rigid pavements. “This webinar is the first of a two-part series that will explore potential advancements in truck technology such as electric trucks, truck platooning, CAVs, and their impacts on pavement performance, design methods, and maintenance. The second webinar, Anticipated Truck Loadings in Pavement Design—Part II, will be held in December 2024.” Scheduled presenters include representatives of FHWA, the American Transportation Research Institute, and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Registration is online.
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Self-Driving Vehicles Transportation and Infrastructure Research & Development Transportation Research BoardThese are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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