Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A year of COVID-19 in central Pa.: Where we started, where we are and how we got here
Updated on Mar 04, 2021;
Published on Mar 04, 2021
Nathaniel Williams II collects a swab sample from Casey Stouffer of Steelton at the COVID-19 mobile testing unit. Hamilton Health Center offers free COVID-19 testing at a mobile location set up in Steelton, November 13, 2020.
Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
The pandemic reached Pennsylvania on March 6, 2020.
That’s the day that the state announced that two people, one in Delaware County and one in Wayne County, had become the first in the Commonwealth to test positive for the novel coronavirus.
I-83 Mount Rose Avenue
It ll mark six years this summer that the I-83 Mount Rose interchange has been under construction. That s double the amount of time it was expected to take originally.
The project, which was bid for $58.3 million, involves a full reconfiguration of the interchange to relieve a bottleneck and reduce crashes. It includes new ramps, bridges and traffic signals with real-time traffic management at six intersections.
The beleaguered project has drawn criticism from lawmakers and the public because of the lengthy delays.
PennDOT and the contractor, Cherry Hill Construction of Jessup, Maryland, remain locked in a legal battle over the delays. The matter remains before the state Board of Claims. The tribunal acts as a trial court for contractor claims filed against the state.