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Governor Wolf Signs Law to Prevent Drunk Driving
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 290 into law, which makes the ignition interlock program mandatory for first-time DUI offenders with high blood alcohol levels. “Drunk driving is a deadly crime that puts Pennsylvania families at risk and this legislation will help prevent people from driving drunk and endangering themselves and putting other lives at risk,” Governor Wolf...
CCS Thu, May 26 [totalcount]
Pennsylvania Turnpike and PennDOT Announce 70 MPH Speed Limit Expansion
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation today announced additional stretches of the interstate network that will be posted with 70 mph speed limits. Starting tomorrow, 396 additional miles of the Turnpike and 400 additional miles of certain PennDOT highways will be converted to 70 mph; combined with the 201 combined miles of...
PennDOT Mon, May 2 [totalcount]
Micro-Surfacing on Route 254 Begins Next Week
On Monday, May 2, a 3.4-mile micro-surfacing project on Route 254 in Columbia County will begin. Work will be from Taylor Road in Millville Borough to Route 44 in Madison Township. There will be daylight signing and flaggers providing traffic control. Work is expected to be completed in late June. Suite-Kote Corporation is the prime contractor on this $237,500 project. Motorists...
PennDOT Fri, Apr 29 [totalcount]
PennDOT Announces First Use of Flashing Yellow Arrow Signals
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced it will be activating a new type of left turn signal that has been proven to improve left turn safety at intersections. Flashing Yellow Arrow signals are new to Pennsylvania but they have become commonplace in many states across the United States over the last 10 years. Based on many national studies and...
PennDOT Fri, Apr 29 [totalcount]
Work on Hollow Road Next Week
On Monday, May 2, a PennDOT maintenance crew in Columbia County will begin widening Route 3016 (Hollow Road) in Catawissa Borough and Catawissa Township. Work is expected to be completed by Thursday, May 5, weather permitting. The road will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. A detour will be in place using Route 42 and Route 487. Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000...
PennDOT Thu, Apr 28 [totalcount]
Lane Closure on Route 339
Update: All lanes of Route 339 are open. Motorists in Columbia County are advised that Route 339 is down to a single lane between Mainville and Mifflinville due to a vehicle crash and downed power lines. Flaggers are directing traffic through the area. Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a...
PennDOT Thu, Apr 21 [totalcount]
Bridge Replacement on Back Branch Road Begins Next Week
On Monday, April 25, a PennDOT bridge crew in Columbia County will begin a bridge replacement project on Route 4008 (Back Branch Road) in Mount Pleasant Township. The existing concrete slab bridge, which spans a tributary of Fishing Creek, was built in 1940 and is classified as functionally obsolete. It will be replaced with a box culvert. The bridge will be closed during the project. Route...
PennDOT Tue, Apr 19 [totalcount]
Fights, slashing erupt at bash
BLOOMSBURG — The crush of revelers at student homes along Fetterman Avenue reached into the thousands Saturday, one of the largest crowds Police Chief Roger Van Loan has seen there in over 20 years. And with the massive Block Party crowds came the anticipated commotion. The annual drinking bash is poised to set a new record in open container violations, underage drinking citations and other...
Press Enterprise Mon, Apr 18 [totalcount]
Charges: Pepper spray turned on intruder
BLOOMSBURG — A drunken stranger barged into a Lightstreet Road apartment during the annual Block Party Saturday and went on a rampage that ended when a resident blinded him with pepper spray, charges say. Later, detained at the police station for questioning, Matthew Hunter McCullough asked to use the bathroom then urinated all over the walls and floor, authorities say.
Press Enterprise Mon, Apr 18 [totalcount]
Block Party 2016 in Photos
Relive the 2016 Block Party or take a peek at what you missed during the annual drinking bash in Bloomsburg April 16.
Press Enterprise Mon, Apr 18 [totalcount]