August 2009 Archives

School is back in session, and drivers will have to watch for buses and students.

State law requires that drivers stop at least 10 feet away from a school bus with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended. Failure to do so could result in a $250 fine, five points on a driver's record and a 60-day license suspension, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

The only exception is if the driver encounters a school bus stopping on the opposite side of a divided highway. Then drivers are not required to stop.

The speed limit in school zones is 15 miles per hour, and if caught going faster, drivers can face a fine and three points on their driver's record.

For more information and safety tips, click here .

Work has started to rehabilitate a bridge on Cool Springs Road over Route 30 in Hellam Township, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Traffic has been shifted to make room for the repairs. It may be necessary at times to close a lane over the bridge, but no lane closures are permitted between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Any traffic lane restrictions underneath the bridge on Route 30 will be limited to between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., according to PennDOT.

The project includes pier repairs, expansion joint replacement and deck patching. The repairs should remove the bridge from a structurally deficient classification.

PennDOT has contracted with Deblin, Inc. of Mechanicsburg to do the work for nearly $1.1 million.

It looks like Route 15 in York County could be resurfaced with stimulus funds after all.

Bids for projects funded through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have been coming in about 11 percent below estimates,according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

That has allowed the state to add another 52 projects to the list of highway and bridge improvements.

The list includes $3.6 million for resurfacing Route 15 from Golf Course Road to the Cumberland County line.

Route 15 had been on a preliminary list earlier this year as a stimulus project but was not selected in the first round.