PITTSBURGH, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Motorists seeking clear, reliable
information regarding the closing of the outbound lanes of the Fort Pitt
Bridge and Tunnel have generated a considerable increase in web site activity
on epenndot.com from 3 million hits to over 6 million between December 2001
and April 8, 2002.
"This activity reinforces epenndot.com as the official source of
construction-related information in western Pennsylvania," said Dick Skrinjar,
PENNDOT spokesperson. "With all of the construction information web sites
available, epenndot.com clearly provides information motorists value."
Since its inception, the site has continually provided valuable
information to motorists. In 2000, 1,210,330 visited the site while 1,950,277
hits were generated in 2001. In 2002, between January 1 and April 15, 2002,
3,228,073 visits were reported. Through 2002 epenndot.com has generated
6,388,680 visits. The hit reports were generated by the WebTrends software
package focusing on visits to the site, hits generated by visits and referring
URLs.
"These statistics not only show the popularity of the project, but also
illustrates the growth of the Internet as a primary source of information
complimenting the legacy media," added Skrinjar.
Epenndot.com provides instant access to official information on
construction projects including links to animated alternate route maps, video
tours of detour routes and printable versions of high-resolution alternate
route maps.
Motorists are encouraged to become "e-partners" to receive up-to-the
minute construction information and bulletins via email. Additionally, users
of the site have two options to communicate with PENNDOT including the
department's email, info@epenndot.com and the department's toll-free
information phone line, 1-877-450-4279, which is staffed 24 hours a day, seven
days a week.
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Related links:
http://www.epenndot.com
CONTACT:
Dick Skrinjar of PENNDOT, +1-877-450-4279
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