Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll are giving an update on the commonwealth’s winter storm response.The news conference is expected to begin at 12 p.m. in Bensalem, Bucks County on Monday.You can watch the livestream when it becomes available in the video player above. Snow blanketed Western Pennsylvania Sunday, with over a foot of snow falling in some areas. Shapiro signs Disaster Declaration for PennsylvaniaPrior to the snowstorm, Shapiro signed a disaster declaration to ensure that all state agencies are prepared and equipped to respond to an impending snowstorm.The declaration ensures all state agencies have what they need to prepare and respond, Shapiro said.“Our teams at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) have been working to prepare to support Pennsylvanians as this winter storm impacts our Commonwealth,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said. “Today, I signed a disaster declaration for the entire Commonwealth to ensure our agencies have all necessary resources ready to go. Stay off the roads if you can, be safe, and follow instructions from PEMA and your local authorities.”The 2025-2026 state budget doubled the funding from $20 million to $40 million.

BENSALEM, Pa. —

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll are giving an update on the commonwealth’s winter storm response.

The news conference is expected to begin at 12 p.m. in Bensalem, Bucks County on Monday.

You can watch the livestream when it becomes available in the video player above.

Snow blanketed Western Pennsylvania Sunday, with over a foot of snow falling in some areas.

Shapiro signs Disaster Declaration for Pennsylvania

Prior to the snowstorm, Shapiro signed a disaster declaration to ensure that all state agencies are prepared and equipped to respond to an impending snowstorm.

The declaration ensures all state agencies have what they need to prepare and respond, Shapiro said.

“Our teams at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) have been working to prepare to support Pennsylvanians as this winter storm impacts our Commonwealth,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said. “Today, I signed a disaster declaration for the entire Commonwealth to ensure our agencies have all necessary resources ready to go. Stay off the roads if you can, be safe, and follow instructions from PEMA and your local authorities.”

The 2025-2026 state budget doubled the funding from $20 million to $40 million.