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Annual Report, Interstate Travel Advisory, Other Features Added toSite
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 6, 2007; The PennsylvaniaDepartment of Transportation announced today that an updated crash factsand statistics report, featuring a statistical review of reportable motorvehicle crashes for 2006, is now available online atwww.dot.state.pa.us.
The crash facts book is divided into topics, including general crashdata, crashes by motor vehicle type, alcohol-related crashes and crashes bycounty.
The figures used in the report are compiled from traffic crash reportssubmitted to PennDOT by law enforcement authorities.
PennDOT recently introduced several other features to its Web site. Thedepartment's 2006 annual report, which provides general information aboutPennDOT, as well as some of its major initiatives, is now available online.PennDOT also recently added an "Interstate Travel Advisories" feature,which is designed to keep motorists updated about interstate closures ormajor delays due to traffic incidents, weather, construction or maintenanceactivities.
Since early August, PennDOT has added condition and sufficiency ratinginformation for approximately 25,000 state-maintained bridges and 6,400locally-owned bridges.
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