Municipalities to Receive Nearly $466.2 Million to Invest in Local Roads, 5 Percent Increase from Previous Year

Municipalities to Receive Nearly $466.2 Million to Invest in Local Roads, 5
Percent Increase from Previous Year

2/27/2017-HARRISBURG

Pennsylvania's far-reaching transportation plan, Act 89, will allow the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to distribute nearly
$466.2
million in liquid fuels payments to certified municipalities on March 1 to
help
them maintain their roads and bridges.

This distribution marks a $20.9 million, or 5 percent, increase over the
$445.3
million distributed in 2016. In 2013, before Act 89 was enacted,
municipalities
received $320.8 million in liquid fuels payments.

"The funds received through liquid fuels payments are critical to the
preservation and improvement of our vast network of locally maintained
roads,"
said PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards. "They are essential to
communities
for the upkeep of these vital connections to the state highway and bridge
network."

Liquid fuels allocations are annual payments to municipalities to help pay
for
expenses such as snow removal and road repaving. There are 120,091 miles of

public roads in Pennsylvania, with 72,856 of those miles owned by
municipalities and eligible for liquid fuels. The formula for payments is
based
on a municipality's population and miles of locally-owned roads.

To be counted as eligible for liquid fuels, a roadway must be formally
adopted
as a public street by the municipality, meet certain dimension
requirements,
and be able to safely accommodate vehicles driving at least 15 mph.

For the complete list of local payments, visit the "Municipal Liquid Fuels
Program" page at www.penndot.gov under the "Doing Business" Local
Government
page.

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