The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Pittsburgh more than $10.9 million in grant funding.

Money from increased fees and gas taxes that drivers have been paying since 2013 on the promise to fix Pennsylvania's crumbling roads and bridges is increasingly being diverted to support the state police, budget figures show.

As the summer's road trip season draws to a close, American drivers are realizing about $19 billion in fuel savings compared to what they paid at the pump in 2015, fuel and travel industry experts said.