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<p>Have you ever wondered which state roads have been plowed before a snowy commute?</p><p>Wonder no more.</p><p>A new PennDOT program will allow you to track the work of hundreds of plow trucks across over 40,000 miles of state roads.</p><p>At <a href="http://www.511pa.com/" target="_blank">www.511pa.com</a>, the public can now view the location of more than 700 trucks.</p><p>&#8220;This is a step forward in showing Pennsylvanians how hard PennDOT is working to keep them safe during the winter season,&#8221; Gov. Tom Wolf said in a news release.</p><p>However, not all plow trucks will be seen at all times on the road. Statewide, PennDOT has more than 2,200 department trucks plus another 200 rented private trucks.</p><p>The 511PA website is part of the Automated Vehicle Location system first announced in October by Wolf and was designed to help PennDOT monitor its vehicles and winter material usage.</p><p>&#8220;This initiative will improve PennDOT&#8217;s operations by looking for efficiencies in how the agency&#8217;s fleet is operating during the winter months, while promoting transparency by allowing the public access to this information,&#8221; Wolf said.</p><p>According to the news release, a cost savings of $1.4 million is expected over the next four to six years based on a combination of reduced salt usage and better use of department equipment.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre and surrounding areas can be seen in this screen shot from <a href=&quot;http://www.511pa.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>www.511pa.com</a> </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_511PAwebsite2.jpg</photo0><caption0>Wilkes-Barre and surrounding areas can be seen in this screen shot from <a href=&quot;http://www.511pa.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>www.511pa.com</a> </caption0><photoCredit0>Screen Shot | 511PA </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_Snow_Plowing_10-30-2011_60JR5M4.jpg">
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jeric Foulds</p><p>jfoulds@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

PennDOT plow truck tracking now available online