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(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) PenDOT Press Officer, Jim Struzzi joins Rob to discuss his new book and how to avoid road rage. Filed under: News Tagged: Jim Struzzi, PenDOT, Road Rage
View ArticlePennDOT To Route 28 Drivers: Watch For Changing Lanes
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The scope of the road project on Route 28 is a challenge for PennDOT, but drivers should see some progress soon. As the work rolls on near the 40th Street Bridge, PennDOT’s Jim...
View ArticlePennDOT Crews Prepare For Incoming Snow
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Local road crews have been preparing since Wednesday morning for the latest round of winter weather, which is expected to fall from this afternoon through Friday morning. As this...
View ArticleWarmer Weather Ushers In Road Construction Season
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The arrival of warmer temperatures to our area is once again ushering in the start of roadwork season. There are some major roads that will be seeing some significant restrictions...
View ArticleHow Long Is Your Commute?
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – PennDOT’s press officer Jim Struzzi joined Paul and Rose this afternoon on the KDKA Afternoon News to discuss the new traffic update display boards on the Parkway...
View ArticlePennDOT To Begin Work On 2 Main Roadways
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The weather has played havoc with plans to begin a few major road projects, but PennDOT says it’s now a go for work on two main roads in our area. For the past few summers, PennDOT...
View ArticleProject At Crosstown Boulevard May Cause Traffic Nightmares
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A major road project is about to get underway and it will be affecting traffic for more than a year. On the Mon River side of the Crosstown, two ramps will close. “That essentially...
View ArticleWashington Blvd. Storm Cleanup To Last A Week
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – While the thunderstorm didn’t last long Monday night as it swept through town, the damage it left behind will impact rush hour traffic for more than a week to come. A nearly...
View ArticleCrash Backs Up Traffic Near St. Nicholas Church On Rte. 28
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An accident is tying up traffic on Route 28 in Pittsburgh. A spokesman for PennDOT District 11 says multiple vehicles are involved in the crash that happened near St. Nicholas...
View ArticleWexford Flats Project To Last Longer Than Expected
WEXFORD (KDKA) — It’s bad news for anyone who lives or works in the North Hills. The construction project that’s widening Route 19 in the Wexford Flats area will last longer than expected. Officials...
View ArticleI-79 Southbound Reopens After Truck Fire
CORAOPOLIS (KDKA) — Interstate 79 southbound is back open after a truck fire. The fire happened near the S-curves just south of the Neville Island Bridge and Route 51 interchange. PennDOT says one lane...
View ArticlePennDOT’s Jim Struzzi Turns Author With “The Christmas Secret”
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – PennDOT spokesman Jim Struzzi hasn’t always been involved with the Transportation Department, before that he was a writer. Struzzi had always wanted to be a writer...
View ArticleConstruction Work Ahead I-79, Parkway East
PITTSBURGH (KDKDA) — The road construction season is quickly winding down. One project that has frustrated thousands of drivers all summer will be over Saturday night. Orange has been the predominant...
View ArticleYoung Drivers To Soon Face New Restrictions Behind Wheel
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There are some big changes on the way for young drivers. Beginning on Tuesday, Dec. 27, the new laws – known as Act 81 – go into effect. “This will make a big difference in...
View ArticleRoadwork Set For Parkway East, Route 28
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Just because winter is here, doesn’t mean drivers won’t have to dodge those dreaded orange barrels. Thanks to warmer than average temperatures and a lack of snow, construction...
View ArticleRoad Crews Anticipate Heavy Snowfall
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Road crews are not letting the recent mild weather prevent them from making preparations for the winter weather expected to start tonight. The predicted sudden drop in temperature...
View ArticlePennDOT: Slide Cleared On Parkway East, All Lanes Reopened
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — PennDOT officials say the mud, rocks and debris from a landslide has been cleared from the roadway and all lanes of the Parkway East have now been reopened to traffic. The slide...
View ArticleAmbridge-Aliquippa Bridge To Close For 8 Months
AMBRIDGE (KDKA) — A busy bridge in Beaver County is closing next month. Most of the traffic will be detoured to the Sewickley Bridge as PennDOT begins a project on the Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge in...
View ArticleLitter A Big Problem For Pittsburgh Roads
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — KDKA Radio’s Robert Mangino talks with PennDOT District 11 Spokesman Jim Struzzi. They talk about litter on the highways. They also discuss ways that we could clean these roads up....
View ArticleRoad Crews Prepare For April Snowfall
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It is weather that many thought we’d seen the last of, but road crews with PennDOT and the City of Pittsburgh spent the day prepping for another round of snow. All the preparations...
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