Infrastructure

Two witnesses, also engineers, described the intensive training they underwent, which included memorizing the speed limit for each portion of their route.

The "final design" decision to take Washington Avenue from 5 lanes to 3 was praised by many - then scrapped after concerns from vocal community organizations.

The city’s Law Department is weighing its options on speeding up repairs, but a City Council member wants action sooner.

Parents can now check a map revealing levels of lead contamination in Philadelphia schools, although the District says it “mischaracterizes” the problem.

Some Kingsessing residents are looking for the city’s help to recover after their homes were flooded last week in a massive water main break.

Pennsylvania’s parks need more investment for conservation and to address wear and tear on the 121 parks used by more than 42 million people last year.

Harris' visit marks the start of what she said was a “road show” to promote the $1 trillion infrastructure legislation President Joe Biden signed into law in November.

"It's one of the largest mains that the City of Philadelphia has," a fire official said.

Infrastructure crumbles in Pennsylvania and the nation. Where should the spending go to fix bridges and roads and how long will they take to mend?

Flood risk in the United States will increase by about 25% in the next three decades, and Black communities in the South will face disproportionate harm.

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Highway Administration are combing through rubble of the Forbes Avenue Bridge after its collapse.

President Joe Biden is visiting the collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh that fell just hours before his previously scheduled trip to promote his infrastructure package.

The collapse early Friday came hours before President Joe Biden was to visit the city to press for his $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes bridge maintenance.

Philadelphia Water Department officials defended a 2018 rate increase by saying it would help the city meet water main replacement goals.

The new Bridge Formula Program will distribute $26.5 billion nationwide over the next five years, helping pay for replacements and repairs of up to 15,000 bridges.