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June 3, 2022

Op-ed: No Water Under a Tolled Bridge

In February of last year, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) unveiled its plan to toll nine interstate bridges through a Public-Private Transportation Partnership (P3), claiming it is “designed to raise revenue through tolling to address the state's growing backlog of major bridge replacement and rehabilitation needs.” It did so via an illegal process that lacked transparency, refused public input and abused the checks and balances process. [Read More]

May 25, 2022

Robinson Bill to Modernize Membership of the Port of Pittsburgh Commission Board Approved by Committee

Sen. Devlin Robinson’s (R-37) bill to modernize the membership of the Port of Pittsburgh Commission Board was unanimously approved today by the Senate Transportation Committee. [Read More]

May 24, 2022

Senate Committee Passes Gebhard, Robinson Bill to Improve Fairness in Construction Industry

Legislation sponsored by Sens. Chris Gebhard (R-48) and Devlin Robinson (R-37) to improve enforcement of the construction industry’s use of the federal E-Verify system was voted out of the Senate Labor and Industry Committee today. [Read More]

May 18, 2022

Robinson: Gov. Wolf’s Costly Bridge Tolling Plan Halted

Today, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania granted a preliminary injunction stopping Gov. Wolf’s plan to toll nine major bridges across the state until further court action occurs, according to Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37). [Read More]

May 18, 2022

Robinson: Bridge Tolling Lawsuit Hearing Held Today

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania today conducted a hearing regarding a lawsuit filed by Bridgeville Borough and South Fayette and Collier townships and Bridgeville Borough against the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to halt plans to toll nine bridges throughout the state, including the I-79 bridge in Bridgeville, according to Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37). [Read More]

May 13, 2022

Robinson, Mihalek Announce $500,000 in RACP Funding for Bethel Park

Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37) and Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-40) today announced grant funding recently awarded to Bethel Park through Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). [Read More]

May 3, 2022

Robinson, Ortitay Announce Funding for Oakdale Borough Flood Mitigation

Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37) and Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-46) announced today $325,000 in state funding awarded to Oakdale Borough for flood mitigation efforts and stormwater and bridge repair, responding to several instances of catastrophic flooding in recent years. [Read More]

Robinson Issues Statement on Concealment of Bridge Inspection Notes

April 25, 2022

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