{"id":37959,"date":"2015-09-03T09:11:11","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T13:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/pa-dot-solicits-comments-on-statewide-rail-plan\/"},"modified":"2015-09-03T09:11:11","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T13:11:11","slug":"pa-dot-solicits-comments-on-statewide-rail-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/pa-dot-solicits-comments-on-statewide-rail-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"PennDOT solicits comments on statewide rail plan","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) yesterday announced it has scheduled three open houses this month for the public to review a draft of an updated\u00a0Pennsylvania State Rail Plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n The plan would establish a “clear vision” for the future of rail transportation in the commonwealth, set objectives toward achieving that goal, and document and evaluate passenger- and freight-rail needs over the next 25 years to guide investments, PennDOT officials said in a press release.<\/p>\n