The number of electric vehicles registered in Montgomery, Chester, and Berks counties is relatively small, but their popularity is growing. Expect to see EV charging networks expand substantially through 2028, the state predicts.
Transportation
Vehicle operators convicted of multiple driving-under-the-influence offenses face harsher and potentially longer future penalties as a result of state law changes that took effect during November.
One, in Upper Salford, began this year. Two others, in Pottstown and New Hanover, were completed. A bustling season of construction projects kept the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation occupied in 2022.
To observe the New Year holiday, Pennsylvania license and photo centers will be closed Saturday through Monday (Dec. 31 to Jan. 2), the state Department of Transportation reported. Some services remain available online.
A Phoenixville woman not identified by name was one of two people, arrested Friday in separate and unrelated incidents, who attempted to bring loaded handguns through Philadelphia airport check-points.
Lower Salford Township is receiving more than $234,000 as part of first-ever grants awarded by PennDOT as reimbursements for traffic technology upgrades. Its money recognizes improvements on Sumneytown Pike.
The cost of replacing the aging Pruss Hill Road bridge, which re-opened to traffic in late November, was about $9,000 below its $421,300 budget, Lower Pottsgrove commissioners learned Thursday.
In observance of the Christmas holiday, Pennsylvania license and photo centers will be closed Saturday through Monday (Dec. 24-26), the state Department of Transportation reported. Some services remain available online.