PennDOT's Job and How We Do It

PennDOT maintains nearly 40,000 miles of roads and 25,000 bridges statewide which translates into nearly 96,000 snow-lane miles – enough to circle the globe nearly four times! To tackle this task, PennDOT uses more than 2,250 trucks, plows and salt spreaders, operated by 5,400 licensed department operators. The department also rents about 270 trucks and their operators to assist with snow removal operations. During last year's winter, PennDOT used 384,931tons of anti-skid and 454,228 tons of salt to help keep Pennsylvania drivers moving.



If winter weather does strike, PennDOT will have crews treating roadways around the clock but the department’s aim is to keep roads passable, not completely free of ice and snow. However, PennDOT will continue to treat roadways throughout the storm until precipitation stops and roads are clear.

Feel free to check out our Winter Maintenance Card to learn about our winter resources and to see how we tackle winter storms.