Traffic fatalities in 2020 second-lowest on record: PennDOT
Updated 10:56 AM;
Overall traffic fatalities continue to trend downward, officials said.
“Even one life lost is one too many, and Pennsylvania is committed to moving toward zero deaths,” said PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian. “Our biggest priority continues to be safe travel regardless of the mode you use, and we continue to work with our partners to decrease fatalities through educational outreach, the latest innovations, effective enforcement, and low-cost safety improvements.”
PennDOT officials expect I-81 south to be closed for four to six hours as crews reconstruct a fatal crash. Photo: Mark Pynes
There was less traffic on the roads in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but roadway deaths were up 6 percent in 2020 compared to 2019. That number is in line with an overall preliminary report recently released by the National Safety Council, which showed that motor vehicle deaths were up 8 percent.
Renumbering of I-91 exits to commence
Updated Mar 02, 2021;
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SPRINGFIELD MassDOT will begin work Wednesday night updating highway exit numbers along Interstate 91.
Work will begin at the Vermont border and proceed south to the Connecticut state line, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said Tuesday.
Renumbering work is also continuing on I-95 in eastern Massachusetts.
The work follows renumbering on Interstate 90, also known as the MassPike, and elsewhere in the state to bring Massachusetts into compliance with federal regulations and numbering solutions already used in nearly all the United States.
The milepost sign installation operations will take place during overnight hours from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. . the following day. The work is anticipated to be completed in two weeks.