State Transportation Commission Adopts Updated 12-Year Transportation Program

State Transportation Commission Adopts Updated 12-Year Transportation
Program

8/11/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

The State Transportation Commission today updated the 12-Year
Transportation
program.

The new plan anticipates $61.9 billion being available over the next 12
years
for improvements to roads, bridges, transit systems, airports and
railroads.
That compares with $63.3 billion in the last update in 2014.

"Through on going efficiencies at PennDOT, we continue to stretch
taxpayers'
dollars to reach as many transportation needs as possible," said PennDOT
Secretary Leslie S. Richards. "This update reflects the progress we are
making,
chipping away at our large backlog of pavement and bridge needs while
adding
some capacity expansion to address long-standing desires for better
mobility."

"The new update also includes investments across the modes and underwrites
our
goal of making sure the people of Pennsylvania have options for their
day-to-day travels," she added.

The newly adopted program, which takes effect Oct. 1, anticipates $11.3
billion
being available for state highway and bridge projects in the first four
years.
Public transit is in line for $8.6 billion; aviation, $354 million; rail
freight, $229 million, and multimodal projects, $305 million.

Four rural Planning Organizations, 19 Metropolitan Planning Organizations
and
one Independent County partnered with PennDOT in the review and development
of
the update. The plan is now submitted to the Federal Highway Administration
and
the Federal Transit Administration for review and approval. The Federal
Highway
Administration coordinates with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to

review the plan's conformity with air quality requirements.

Public input early in the 12-Year planning process played a key role in
identifying investments in the various transportation modes.

The Commission is chaired by the Secretary of PennDOT and consists of 10
appointed citizens and the majority and minority chairs of the state House
and
Senate Transportation committees.

State law requires the commission to review and update the 12-Year Program
every two years. No capital project can move forward unless it is included
in
the 12-Year Program.

Some of the key projects in the updated plan:
• Reconstruction of the Interstate 95 corridor in southeastern
Pennsylvania,
$3.3 billion.
• Reconstruction of Interstate 83 in the Harrisburg region, including
reconstruction of the Eisenhower Interchange, $647 million.
• Reconstruction of Interstate 70 in Westmoreland and Washington counties,
$491
million.
• Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation Project, Snyder, Union and
Northumberland counties, $331 million.
• Reconstruction of Interstate 84 in Pike County, $318 million.
• Reconstruction of U.S. 1 in Bucks County, $250 million.
• U.S. 222 improvements in Lehigh and Berks counties, $160 million.
• Replacement of the Interstate 84 bridges over Lackawanna County Railroad
and
Roaring Brook in Lackawanna County, $143 million.
• U.S. 322 Potters Mills relocation, Centre County, $122 million.
• Widening of U.S. 322, the Conchester Highway, in Concord Township,
Delaware
County, $97.6 million.
• Rehabilitation of the 6th, 7th and 9th Street bridges in Pittsburgh, $67
million.
• Interstate 376/Banksville interchange improvements in Pittsburgh, $62
million
• Transit facility expansion for Centre Area Transportation Authority in
Centre
County, $31.7 million.
• U.S. 6 reconstruction in Meadville, $10.4 million.
• Route 403 Central Avenue Bridge replacement over Stonycreek River in
Johnstown, $7.5 million.

Information about the 12-Year program Update is available at this link:
www.TalkPATransportation.com

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