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PUB 410 (8-14) www.dot.state.pa.us Table of Contents About the Department ...................................................... 1 Organization ....................................................................... 2 National Highway System ................................................ 3 Mileage & Travel ................................................................ 4 Pennsylvania Transportation Facts .............................. 10 2013 Vehicle Registrations ............................................ 11 Transit Systems ............................................................... 12 AMTRAK Train Stations ...................................................14 Welcome Centers ..............................................................15 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation > 2014 Fact Book > Table of Contents About the Department PennDOT was created in 1970 when the former Department of Highways was merged with transportation-related functions from the Departments of Revenue, Commerce, Community Affairs and Military Affairs. With an annual budget of more than $7 billion in state and federal funds, PennDOT oversees programs and policies affecting highways, urban and rural public transportation, airports, railroads, ports and waterways. More than three-quarters of PennDOT’s annual budget is invested in Pennsylvania’s approximately 120,000 miles of state and local highways and 32,000 state and local bridges. PennDOT is directly responsible for nearly 40,000 miles of highway and roughly 25,000 bridges, a system first established in 1911. Roughly 10,000 of PennDOT’s complement of nearly 12,000 employees are engaged in the maintenance, restoration and expansion of the state highway system. They work in central headquarters in Harrisburg and 11 engineering districts, with facilities in all 67 counties. PennDOT administers the state’s more than 11 million vehicle registrations and 8.8 million driver’s licenses and oversees safety and emission inspection programs. The agency also operates 14 Welcome Centers along the interstate highways near the state’s borders. Pennsylvania’s centers greet nearly 4 million visitors a year. Executive Staff Barry J. Schoch, P.E. Bradley L. Mallory Scott Christie, P.E. PennDOT Secretary Executive Deputy Deputy Secretary, of Transportation Secretary of Administration Highway Administration James D. Ritzman, P.E. Kurt J. Myers Toby Fauver Deputy Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Planning Driver and Vehicle Services Multimodal Transportation 1 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation > 2014 Fact Book > About the Department Organization Penn DOT is divided into five main areas, known as deputates. Each has authority over several transportation functions. HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION - MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION - With more than 10,000 employees, this is the This deputate, established when Pennsylvania’s largest deputate. It includes design, construction, comprehensive transportation plan was signed on maintenance, materials testing, environmental Nov. 25, 2013, oversees aviation, rail freight, public review, and safety and traffic engineering. The transportation, ports and other multimodal state is divided into 11 engineering districts, and programs. Pennsylvania ranks first in the country each district has responsibility for highways in its in the number of operating railroads (67) and also respective region. A district executive or ranks near the top in total track mileage (more administrator manages each district and reports to than 5,600 miles). The state also has 131 the Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration. public-use airports, 291 private-use airports, and PennDOT contracts with private industry for major 288 private-use heliports. The division's transit construction projects while using in-house staff staff oversee more than $1 billion annually in for routine maintenance and winter services. investments in public transportation systems - this includes the Keystone passenger rail corridor DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES - between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, and the With more than 1,000 employees, this deputate Pennsylvanian, which provides passenger rail manages the issuance of more than 8.8 million service between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. driver’s licenses and the registration of more than Pennsylvania ranks fifth in the nation in direct 11.6 million motor vehicles. In addition, it support of public transit supporting more than operates 71 driver license centers and 26 stand- 444 million transit trips in the 2012-13 state alone photo license centers and has partnered fiscal year. with more than 250 online messenger sites to provide a wide variety of over-the-counter ADMINISTRATION - services across Pennsylvania. This deputate also This deputate includes the bureaus that oversee manages statewide driver safety programs, the fiscal management, computer systems, equal vehicle safety inspection program and the opportunity, training, office services personnel enhanced auto emissions program. and Pennsylvania Welcome Centers. PLANNING - Penn DOT also has offices with responsibilities This deputate works with the federal government for legal, policy, legislative and and local planning organizations to develop the communications issues. Twelve Year Transportation Program, which serves as the blueprint for highway, bridge, aviation, rail freight and mass transit improvements. Planning also manages the cash flow from federal and state revenues to ensure the continuous operation of improvement projects. Planning also has sections working on long-range research and map making. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation > 2014 Fact Book > Organization 2 National Highway System Map Interstate Highways Other NHS Routes 3 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation > 2014 Fact Book > Highway Systems Selected Interstate Routes* Interstate Total Linear Total Lane Total Mean Routes Miles Miles DVMT AADT** I 70 80.70 322.78 1,779,003 22,045 I 76 349.62 1,450.77 12,252,024 35,044 I 78 75.51 317.49 3,396,630 44,983 I 79 179.37 741.11 3,779,335 21,070 I 80 311.12 1261.60 8,772,330 28,196 I 81 232.73 979.84 9,578,749 41,158 I 83 55.22 238.34 2,908,622 52,673 I 84 54.87 221.72 1,126,285 20,526 I 86 7.00 27.99 66,833 9,548 I 90 46.30 185.19 963,517 20,810 I 95 51.01 315.72 5,647,091 110,706 I 99 85.74 350.41 1,644,431 19,179 I 176 11.35 44.63 207,497 18,282 I 180 28.84 119.42 747,817 25,930 I 276 32.55 166.10 2,621,289 80,531 I 279 13.31 59.23 472,102 35,470 I 283 2.91 11.63 182,966 62,875 I 376 84.36 369.88 2,291,344 27,161 I 380 24.45 97.81 622,085 25,443 I 476 129.21 542.17 5,547,194 42,932 I 579 1.58 6.30 79,711 50,450 I 676 2.56 12.43 267,124 104,345 * 2012 Statistics ** AADT (Annual Average Daily Traffic) – Typical daily traffic, based on a one-year review for all days of the week. DVMT = Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel Pennsylvania Department of Transportation > 2014 Fact Book > Mileage and Travel 4 Selected U.S. Routes* Total Linear Total Lane Total Mean U.S. Routes Miles Miles DVMT AADT U.S. 1 98.71 449.93 3,295,855 33,389 U.S. 6 448.55 1041.38 2,976,647 6,636 U.S. 6N 26.54 55.47 92,982 3,503 U.S. 11 244.65 667.12 2,984,101 12,197 U.S. 13 44.44 136.70 694,178 15,621 U.S. 15 151.83 547.83 2,377,260 15,657 U.S. 19 181.35 482.90 1,783,158 9,833 U.S. 20 45.43 154.83 459,374 10,112 U.S. 22 281.30 1,028.56 5,497,829 19,544 U.S. 30 328.33 988.46 6,057,130 18,448 U.S. 40 85.39 216.23 563,111 6,595 U.S. 62 118.82 272.59 553,113 4,676 U.S. 119 120.46 342.74 1,192,692 9,901 U.S. 202 62.57 212.76 1,968,526 31,461 U.S. 206 0.40 0.80 2,480 6,200 U.S. 209 151.58 317.35 1,258,441 8,302 U.S. 219 214.89 565.43 1,291,506 6,010 U.S. 220 203.68 550.17 1,567,670 7,697 U.S. 222 109.67 343.28 2,651,345 24,176 U.S. 224 10.16 23.83 89,353 8,795 U.S. 322 278.44 666.77 2,788,530 10,015 U.S. 422 222.28 694.27 4,057,073 18,252 U.S. 522 101.57 203.72 435,773 4,290 * 2012 Statistics 5 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation > 2014 Fact Book > Mileage and Travel Federal Aid Highway System* Rural Functional Class Linear Miles DVMT Interstate 1,119 26,086,912 Other Freeway/Expressway 336 5,163,759 Other Principal Arterials 1,641 10,826,552 Minor Arterials 4,378 17,498,207 Major Collectors 7,260 11,211,200 Sub Total 14,734 70,786,630 Urban Functional Class Linear Miles DVMT Interstate 737 38,773,387 Other Freeways / Express ways 551 17,546,061 Other Principal Arterials 2,714 44,404,256 Minor Arterials 3,996 34,937,109 Major Collectors 5,388 22,020,440 Sub Total 13,386 157,681,253 Federal Aid Total** 28,120 228,467,883 Non-Federal Aid Highway System* Rural Functional Class Linear Miles DVMT Minor Collectors 7,213 5,246,449 Local Roads 51,900 16,075,646 Sub Total 59,113 21,322,095 Urban Functional Class Linear Miles DVMT Local Roads 32,614 22,894,192 Sub Total 32,614 22,894,192 Non-Federal Aid Total** 91,727 44,216,287 Grand Total** 119,847 272,684,170 * 2012 Statistics ** Includes Turnpike and Toll Bridges Pennsylvania Department of Transportation > 2014 Fact Book > Mileage and Travel 6 Federal Aid Highway System 2012 Highway Statistics PA Highway Systems Miles DVMT Total System 119,847 272,684,170 Rural 73,847 92,108,725 Urban 46,000 180,575,445 Federal Aid System 28,120 228,467,883 Non-Federal Aid System 91,727 44,216,287 National Highway System 7,235 143,681,519 Interstate System 1,855 64,860,300 Total State Owned 41,137 222,435,454 PennDOT Owned 39,792 204,342,280 Pennsylvania Turnpike 551 16,073,332 Other PA State Agencies 794 2,019,842 Total Non State Owned 78,710 50,248,716 Local Municipal Owned 77,889 47,653,763