Infrastructure

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is banking on Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's "Restore Pennsylvania" infrastructure plan to fix its aging parks.

The moves show a growing willingness in conservative places to take on the fearsome politics of higher taxes, at least for infrastructure.

The U.S. government will hold a massive auction later this year to bolster 5G service, the next generation of mobile networks.

The Townsends Inlet Bridge closed in Sept. 2018 to replace seven of 27 old steel spans. County officials last summer expected the span to reopen by Memorial Day weekend.

Forty percent of Philadelphians — many of them with lower incomes — drink bottled water at home, so a coalition is promoting tap water to residents.

The collapse of a bridge earlier this week in Tennessee is raising new alarms about the delicate state of infrastructure across the U.S.

A glutton for punishment? PennDOT is asking for feedback on how it did clearing roads of ice and snow over the winter.

The Philadelphia Water Department has closed South 5th Street between Chestnut and Walnut in hopes of preventing a road collapse in the heart of the busy historic destination.

The Department of Defense is shifting $1 billion from a military personnel account to build a 57-mile fence at the southern U.S. border.

The Global Water Alliance symposium focused on challenges to clean-water access and underscored that the problem isn’t confined to the developing world.

Gov. Tom Wolf is once again pushing for a severance tax on Pennsylvania’s natural gas producers — this time by focusing on how the money could be used for schools.

In our Monday Regional Roundup, we talk about a proposed hyperloop for Pa, Delaware's popular vote bill, and teenage sleep and school start times.

The Resilient NJ program seek to identify and implement innovative regional solutions to address coastal and river-related flooding.

For any more evidence of Philadelphia’s changing cityscape, look no farther than the intersection of Ludlow and 23rd streets in Center City.

The World Bank can be sued when its overseas investments go awry. And so can some other international organizations.