Pennsylvanians certainly have opinions have about the state’s roads. We all do.

But how should roads, bridges, bike paths, mass transit, airports and transportation overall be improved or updated?

Now through April 30 is the time to let the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation know. PennDot is soliciting comments on the future of transportation in the state.

To participate in PennDot's survey and make comments, go to talkpatransportation.com.

On The Spark Thursday, PennDot Deputy Secretary of Planning Larry Shifflet talked about what kind of suggestions they're looking for from the public,"If there's a safety concern, if there's a known issue, if there's a really good idea on where an improvement could help. Accessibility, mobility, congestion relief. Those are the types of things we want to hear from the public...a stop sign that maybe isn't functioning the way it should, and maybe it's a roundabout or a traffic signal that might help improve safety or might help improve mobility around that intersection."

Shifflet was asked what are PennDot's priorities,"Safety is always number one. And if you take a look at the website in the survey, that's one of the components. Mobility. Accessibility certainly is another one that we're always concerned about. You mentioned climate change. Resiliency is another one where we we need to be adaptive in our design, adaptive in our ability to address more emergencies from slides and the like. And then again, just making sure that we're being good stewards of the taxpayer dollars, putting the money where the needs are, knowing that we don't necessarily have all the money to address every every need that's out there."

In answer to a question from a listener about how rough I-81 near Carlisle is, Shifflet indicated most Pennsylvania interstate highways need a new "foundation,"That means you're not coming out milling off the surface and putting down two or three inches of asphalt and thinking that's going to solve the problem. That means there's been enough wear and tear on that road that you have to tear the whole road up, put new stone, new foundation down, and then concrete, asphalt, whichever the the surface might be moving forward. So it's basically a full reconstruction."

Pennsylvanians certainly have opinions have about the state’s roads. We all do.
But how should roads, bridges, bike paths, mass transit, airports and transportation overall be improved or updated?
Now through April 30 is the time to let the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation know. PennDot is soliciting comments on the future of transportation in the state.
To participate in PennDot's survey and make comments, go to <a href="https://talkpatransportation.com/">talkpatransportation.com.</a>
On The Spark Thursday, PennDot Deputy Secretary of Planning Larry Shifflet talked about what kind of suggestions they're looking for from the public,"If there's a safety concern, if there's a known issue, if there's a really good idea on where an improvement could help. Accessibility, mobility, congestion relief. Those are the types of things we want to hear from the public...a stop sign that maybe isn't functioning the way it should, and maybe it's a roundabout or a traffic signal that might help improve safety or might help improve mobility around that intersection."
Shifflet was asked what are PennDot's priorities,"Safety is always number one. And if you take a look at the website in the survey, that's one of the components. Mobility. Accessibility certainly is another one that we're always concerned about. You mentioned climate change. Resiliency is another one where we we need to be adaptive in our design, adaptive in our ability to address more emergencies from slides and the like. And then again, just making sure that we're being good stewards of the taxpayer dollars, putting the money where the needs are, knowing that we don't necessarily have all the money to address every every need that's out there."
In answer to a question from a listener about how rough I-81 near Carlisle is, Shifflet indicated most Pennsylvania interstate highways need a new "foundation,"That means you're not coming out milling off the surface and putting down two or three inches of asphalt and thinking that's going to solve the problem. That means there's been enough wear and tear on that road that you have to tear the whole road up, put new stone, new foundation down, and then concrete, asphalt, whichever the the surface might be moving forward. So it's basically a full reconstruction."

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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