Answering the pleas of public transit advocates in southeastern Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro has directed Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll to immediately transfer $153 million in federal highway capital funds to SEPTA.

Gov. Josh Shapiro said Friday that he will divert more than $150 million in federal highway funding to provide a one-time injection of cash into Philadelphia’s mass transit system to avoid a fare

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s announcement came less than two weeks before SEPTA planned to follow through on dramatic fare hikes.

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced at the Frankford Transportation Center that he has ordered PennDOT to flex $153 million out of federal highway funds allocated for projects that haven't started to

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced this morning that he will provide $153 million in funding for SEPTA for the remainder of the fiscal year.

Gov. Josh Shapiro, in a moment suggestive of last year’s fast rebuild of a collapsed I-95 bridge, swooped into Philadelphia Friday to announce he was redirecting $153 million in federal highway funds to SEPTA,

Shapiro said during a Friday press conference that the highway projects where funding is being allocated to SEPTA are not under construction yet and have not yet been put out to b