On February 1, Gov. Tom Wolf announced 50 highway, bridge, transit, aviation, and bike and pedestrian projects in 23 counties were selected for $44.5 million in funding through the Multimodal Transportation Fund.
"Transportation is critical to connecting communities and economies, and we are an important partner in bringing progress across the state," Governor Wolf said. "These investments will improve overall mobility and safety while bolstering commercial projects."
Reflecting Governor Wolf's and PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards' commitment to improving locally owned infrastructure, several of the projects will also help local governments address bridges and roadways in need of repair or replacement.
"Whether we’re making roadways more accessible to all means of travel or creating new connections for businesses investing in our communities, transportation is integral to our quality of life,” Richards said. “These projects will bring long-lasting improvements across the state.”
PennDOT evaluated the applications and made selections based on such criteria as safety benefits, regional economic conditions, the technical and financial feasibility, job creation, energy efficiency, and operational sustainability.
The bicycle, trail, green infrastructure projects include--
Allegheny County
-- McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation — $1.9 million for multimodal transportation and green infrastructure improvements and streetscapes including ADA-compliant sidewalks and crosswalks, curbing, bus lanes, pedestrian circulation, bike racks, infiltration cells, traffic signals, and new street lighting beginning at the intersection of Chartiers Avenue, Linden Avenue, and Furnace Street Ext., and extending northwest along the first block of Chartiers Avenue.
-- Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County — $650,000 for a new three-acre public open space providing improvements to intersection, public streetscape, new accessible pedestrian pathways, bicycle routes, bus stop, bikeshare station, stormwater management, energy-efficient lighting, and other public amenities.
Huntingdon County
-- Mount Union Borough — $1.2 million to complete the Pennsylvania Avenue Linear Park Corridor as a multimodal transportation hub in the heart of town. The project will link the Mount Union Area School District and surrounding neighborhoods to the central business district on the southern side of the rail lines.
Lancaster County
-- East Lampeter Township — $1.6 million to complete improvements that have been recommended in the Lincoln Highway Streetscape Plan targeting pedestrian and multimodal facilities, including the addition of a bicycle/pedestrian path on the south side of the highway, widening of the pedestrian sidewalk on the north side of the highway, and crosswalks at the signalized intersections.
Lehigh County
-- Borough of Coopersburg — $1.2 million for traffic, bicycling, and pedestrian improvements to Main Street and East State Street, including ADA-compliant pedestrian crosswalks at two key intersections, 0.11 miles of curb, sidewalk, pedestrian lighting, signs, and pavement marking.
Tioga County
-- County of Tioga — $1 million to extend the Pine Creek Rail-Trail to a trailhead in Wellsboro Borough, three miles south.
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(Photo: Pine Creek Rail Trail.)
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