Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)

Are you ready to drive your career forward? Join the PennDOT team and find your passion for public service. Transportation is the backbone of Pennsylvania’s economy and our communities. PennDOT is responsible for roughly 40,000 miles of highway and roughly 25,400 bridges, and we depend on a talented and dedicated team to maintain them.     Visit employment.pa.gov/penndot to see our open operator and non-operator positions across PA and learn more about the competitive wages and boundless opportunities waiting for you! Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Project Spotlight The Margaret Road Intersection Improvement Project started in October 2022 with the goal of realigning the roadway to improve the existing intersection, sight distance and geometrics along the U.S. 422 corridor between Indiana and Kittanning. This $25 million project is expected to be completed in 2025.    Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gZ6MSrpt.   Visit penndot.gov/district10 to see more ways we’re working hard for the residents of Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, and Jefferson counties.

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity in the transportation field? Are you ready to join the PennDOT team and gain valuable experience from a rewarding career? Join us at our Butler County Maintenance Office at 351 New Castle Road on November 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. There may be on-the-spot interviews for select positions, so please bring two forms of ID. You can also save time and apply in advance of the event. Available Positions: - CDL Drivers - Diesel & Automotive Mechanics - Winter Dispatcher For more, visit: www.employment.pa.gov or email statejobs@pa.gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

⌛Time’s running out to help us compete for AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials)'s 2024 America’s Transportation Awards!   PennDOT’s swift and effective emergency response to the fire and collapse of the I-95 bridge in northeast Philadelphia is a finalist for this year’s Grand Prize and People’s Choice Award.   Cast your vote through 11:59 p.m. ET tomorrow, Tuesday, October 29 at https://lnkd.in/eZYrzrA3 (one vote per individual per device per day).    Learn more about this award-nominated project here: https://lnkd.in/eJmZJ6by.

We asked Sharon Smith what she thinks of her job as a Transportation Equipment Operator. Her response? “If you love driving, this is a great place to work…that was the fastest move and the best move I made, and I’m thankful for that.”   Interested in keeping roads safe like Sharon? Check out our open positions at employment.pa.gov/penndot.

Did you know you can get personalized travel alerts sent right to your phone? 📱 Visit 511pa.com and click "My 511” from the top menu to get started. You can sign up for updates about the roads, dates, and times you’re interested in and choose how you receive them.  

Do you have a highway, bridge, aviation, port, or bike/pedestrian initiative in need of funding? We're currently accepting applications for our Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF), which helps to enhance communities, pedestrian safety, and transit revitalization through improved transportation assets. Learn more about the MTF, eligibility, and apply here: https://lnkd.in/ex42ZhkJ. Applications are due by 4:00 PM EST on November 5, 2024. We expect to announce grant recipients next year for funding that will be available in July 2025. PA Chamber of Business and Industry Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Mercer County Regional Planning Commission North Central PA Regional Planning and Development Commission Blair Planning Centre Region Council of Governments Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission NEPA Alliance APEX Accelerator Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Lancaster County Planning Tri-County Regional Planning Commission

The season has changed, but workers are still out on our roadways. We all deserve to get home safely each day. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/g9pj92_8. 

Through the federal Electric Vehicles Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator program, we're funding projects in Willow Grove and York to replace existing EV chargers.   We're making another round of funding available to repair more. Is yours on the list? See approved locations and register for our 10/31 webinar at https://lnkd.in/dhrykhHE.   Learn more: https://lnkd.in/evtkvQ82.

Project Spotlight The I-99 Preservation Project started in 2024 with the goal of pavement and bridge preservation on I-99 from Newry Pulloff to the 17th Street Interchange. Construction will include a new auxiliary lane along I-99 and resurfacing at the Grazierville and Tyrone Interchange. This $23.4 million project is expected to be completed in 2025.   Visit penndot.gov/district9 to see more ways we’re working hard for the residents of Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties.