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Senate Transportation Committee Chair Kim Ward (R-39) said today she will spearhead an effort to confront the major challenges facing Pennsylvania’s transportation system.   [Read More]

The Senate and House Transportation Committees will hold a joint hearing to gather information on “Highly Automated Vehicles,” also known as autonomous vehicles, driverless cars, self-driving cars, etc. The committees will focus on Senate Bill 427, which creates standards for the testing of Highly Automated Vehicles (HAV) on roadways in the Commonwealth. [Read More]

The Senate Transportation Committee today approved an important government reform bill sponsored by Senator John C. Rafferty, Jr. (R-44) that would bring greater transparency and accountability to the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA). Listen [Read More]

The Senate Transportation Committee scheduled a follow-up hearing on “The Delay and Delivery of Transportation Projects” on Monday, February 8, 2016, at 11:00am in Room 8 E-B. [Read More]

The Senate Transportation Committee today approved two measures sponsored by its Chairman Senator John Rafferty (R-44) that are part of a bi-state legislative package intended to bring greater transparency and accountability to the Delaware River Port Authority. [Read More]

The Senate Transportation Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16 in Room 8 E-A of the State Capitol to consider legislation aimed at reforming the Delaware River Port Authority, according to Committee Chair Senator John Rafferty (R-44). [Read More]

The Senate Transportation Committee, chaired by Sen. John Rafferty (R-Montgomery), will hold a public hearing on vehicle accident emergency response by the Pennsylvania State Police, PennDOT and the Turnpike Commission. [Read More]

An upcoming public hearing will examine how Pennsylvania law can be improved to better encourage development near mass transit stations and stops, Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9) and Senate Transportation Committee Chairman John Rafferty (R-44) announced today. [Read More]

The Senate Transportation Committee, chaired by Sen. John Rafferty (R-Montgomery), will hold a public hearing on emergency response to vehicle accidents. The hearing will take place at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 11, in Hearing Room 1 of the North Office Building in the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg. [Read More]

Moody’s Investor’s Service, one of the nation’s leading rating agencies, says the state’s new Transportation Funding Program is “a credit positive for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” according to Senator John Rafferty (R-44), who championed Act 89 0f 2013. [Read More]