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Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, announced today that his legislation was signed into law, creating a level playing field for commercial vehicles powered by electric. [Read More]

Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr., (R-35), chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, will hold a public hearing tomorrow to collect testimony on Act 84 of 2022 and improving Pennsylvania’s major bridges. [Read More]

The Senate of Pennsylvania unanimously passed legislation today led by Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, to stop the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) from imposing new tolls on existing bridges with a Public-Private Transportation Partnership (P3). [Read More]

Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, issued a statement today regarding the historic agreement to commence passenger rail improvements: [Read More]

Several Pennsylvania senators will be joining members of the No P3 Bridge Tolls Coalition, an organization against the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Major Bridge Public-Private Partnership (P3) initiative, to voice opposition to the Wolf administration’s plan to toll interstate bridges in Pennsylvania, starting with the following nine bridges. | Wednesday, June 8, 2022 | Watch Live [Read More]

A public hearing will be held on Monday at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) headquarters to hear testimony on the safety and sustainability of public transportation. [Read More]

Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, issued a statement regarding today’s announcement on the Commonwealth’s plans to invest in freight and passenger rail in Western Pennsylvania.  [Read More]

Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, held a voting meeting today to consider Senate Bill 965 (Langerholc), which authorizes research institutions and companies to test and deploy Highly Automated Vehicles (HAV) in Pennsylvania.  The bill passed (12-2) with bipartisan support. [Read More]

Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, and PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian, P.E | Wednesday, January, 5, 2022 | 1:00 p.m. | Carnegie Mellon University’s Mill 19 (High Bay area, ground floor), 4501 Lytle Street, Pittsburgh [Read More]

he Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is scheduling the final public comment periods prior to advancing their plan of imposing a new toll on up to nine candidate bridges without legislative approval, according to Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. [Read More]