PennDOT Says It’s ‘Extremely Unprepared’ For Weekend Snowstorm

(LEWISBERRY) – Standing next to a pile of road salt that he described as “terribly inadequate,” state Secretary of Transportation Barry Schoch said his agency is “woefully unprepared” for the snowstorm that could hit the region with as much as four inches of snow over the weekend.

Winter Storm Turns Part Of I-81 Into Ice Rink

(HARRISBURG) – PennDOT shut down a stretch of Interstate 81 in Dauphin County this evening and transformed it into a paid-admission skating rink, much to the chagrin of motorists who were forced to find an alternate route.

Jesus To Ride Along In All PennDOT Plows This Winter

(HARRISBURG) – In preparation for the winter months, the entire fleet of vehicles used to plow snow from Pennsylvania roads has been outfitted with plastic dashboard Jesuses, PennDOT officials announced today.

PennDOT Crew Lays 12 Miles Of Cones For No Reason

(YORK SPRINGS) – A crew of 22 PennDOT workers that spent three hours laying traffic cones along a portion of Route 15 southbound on Friday have admitted they did so for no good reason.

Letters To D. Editor

I’ve been told that Nazareth resident and retired race car driver Mario Andretti has been approached by the State Police to become [Governor] Rendell’s new driver. Have you heard that?
T.B.