Governor Wolf Announces 45 Multimodal Transportation Projects to Benefit 22 Counties

Governor Wolf Announces 45 Multimodal Transportation Projects to Benefit 22
Counties

2/8/2018-HARRISBURG

Governor Tom Wolf today announced that 45 highway, bridge, bike and
pedestrian,
and ports and waterways projects will benefit communities in 22 counties
through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Multimodal
Transportation Fund.
"Our multimodal investments support important projects that help residents
and
local economies," said Governor Wolf. "We are making possible improvements
that
will bring significant benefits to these communities."
The $41.5 million investment follows PennDOT's evaluation of 222
applications
requesting more than $241 million. The department made selections based on
safety benefits, regional economic conditions, the technical and financial
feasibility, job creation, energy efficiency, and operational
sustainability.
The Multimodal Transportation Fund was created by Act 89, enacted in
November
2013, Pennsylvania's far-reaching transportation funding plan. For the
first
time, transit, aviation, rail freight and pedestrian and bicycle modes
obtained
dedicated sources of funds, putting the modes on a firmer footing for
future
initiatives.
PennDOT will open the next round of Multimodal Transportation Fund
applications
on February 26, 2018, with applications due on March 30, 2018.
For more information about the program, including the application form,
visit
www.penndot.gov and click on Multimodal Transportation under the "Projects
&
Programs" button.
The list of approved projects includes:

Allegheny County:

• Sharpsburg Borough -- $1.5 million to reconstruct 19th Street to the
Riverfront 47 development, including intersection upgrades, signal
installation, overpass and retaining wall removal, retaining wall
construction,
19th Street reconstruction.
• Bellevue Borough -- $315,000 for improvements to the West Riverview
Avenue
retaining wall that will eliminate emergency access safety issues and
traffic
flow inefficiencies that exist currently due to a partial road closure
resulting from the collapse of a portion of the retaining wall.
• Borough of Brentwood -- $65,000 for the improvement of approximately
18,000
square feet of sidewalks.
• Homestead Borough -- $100,000 for a one-mile trail and bike park to
connect
to the Great Allegheny Passage Bicycle Trail along Waterfront Drive
enabling
safe access to "The Avenues" Business District, which spans three
municipalities (West Homestead, Homestead, and Munhall).
• Borough of Castle Shannon -- $1.6 million to create linkages between the
three transit stations in Castle Shannon (Shannon, Willow, and Arlington)
as
well as the Shannon Transit Village transit-oriented development (TOD). The

project will improve conditions surrounding the new TOD with new lighting,
sidewalk enhancement, pedestrian safety, improved sidewalk connections,
crosswalks and more.
• Friends of Pittsburgh Professional Soccer -- $500,000 for transportation
improvements that will support the Montour Junction Sports & Athletic
Complex
that will provide safe access for bicycles, buses, and pedestrians.
• McKees Rocks Harbor Services, LLC -- $638,015 for construction a 12-barge

fleeting area 300 feet upstream of the new dock at McKees Rocks Industrial
Enterprises (MRIE), which has doubled the capacity of MRIE's existing dock.
• Metalico Pittsburgh, Inc. -- $400,000 for dock rehabilitation, including
the
installation of approximately 225 linear feet of sheet pile wall, which
will
repair the dock to allow for river barge loading capabilities for another
20
years.

Berks County: Berks County Industrial Development Authority -- $700,000 for

intersection improvements at Aviation Road and Route 183 to support an
industrial park that will create 500-600 jobs.

Bucks County:

• Bristol Borough -- $572,307 to support replacing a decommissioned bridge
along Maple Beach Road to provide safe access to Maple Beach, the borough's

wastewater treatment facility, and one of Pennsylvania's only freshwater
tidal
marshes.
• Lifequest -- $1.5 million to widen Route 663 going into Route 309 and add
a
new mile-long pedestrian/bicycle pathway.

Cambria County:

• University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown – $500,000 to construct a trail and

sidewalk to improve the pedestrian connection between the 8,000 people at
the
university, Penn Highlands Community College, and the Richland School
District.
• Portage Borough -- $440,905 for the second phase of a multi-phase
streetscape
program to establish pedestrian connectivity and improve pedestrian safety
through installation of new lighting, sidewalk connections, crosswalks, and

signs.

Chester County:

• Borough of Phoenixville – nearly $1.3 million for reconstruction and
extension of Ashburn Road 0.34 miles from where Ashburn Road ends to
Township
Line Road.
• Fair Share Properties, LP -- $750,000 to construct a new connector road
and
pedestrian/bicycle path which will enhance the safety and accessibility of
two
major intersections along U.S. 202, support walkability, and provide
children
access to safer routes to school. The proposed connector road and path will
be
directly west and run parallel to U.S. 202, connecting West Pleasant Grove
Road
and Stetson School Drive.
• Oxford Borough -- $143,836 for roadway and pedestrian infrastructure
improvements to address poor road conditions, including reconstruction and
restoration of Second Avenue (between Locust and Mt. Vernon Streets) and
Octoraro Alley (from Second Street to the entrance of the new transit
center)
in anticipation of a new transit center in the downtown.
• New Garden Township -- $2 million for improvements to the Baltimore
Pike/Newark Road intersection, including signal modernization with
pedestrian
signals and emergency preemption, road realignment and widening, new turn
lanes, increased turning radii, ADA-compliant sidewalks and crosswalks, and

access management.

Clarion County: Millcreek Township -- $157,500 for replacement of Asbury
Bridge, a structurally deficient/weight limited bridge that currently
restricts
emergency, commercial, and recreational vehicles from utilizing a key
portion
of both Clarion and Millcreek townships.

Clearfield County: City of DuBois -- $670,000 to extend walkways on both
sides
of South Main Street, North Main Street and DuBois Street beginning at
Grove
Avenue and terminating at Hamor Street.

Clinton County: Chapman Township -- $380,000 for the rehabilitation of
Bucktail
Bridge, including replacement of the concrete deck and rehabilitation of
the
sidewalk and approaches.

Dauphin County:

• City of Harrisburg – nearly $3 million to improve the vehicular, transit,

pedestrian, and bicycle movements within the city north of the Capitol
Complex
and to address several transportation-related safety issues. A total of
nearly
$4.5 million is committed over the next two years for this project.
• Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority -- $482,548 for the
rehabilitation and reconstruction of Airport Drive, the exclusive connector

road between Route 3032 (Airport Connector) and the Ann Street Bridge at
Route
230.

Delaware County:

• Media Borough -- $60,957 to implement the Borough's 2016 Wayfinding
Signage
Master Plan, installing a comprehensive borough-wide signage system.
• Marple Associates, LP -- $1 million for on- and off-site roadway and
signalization improvements to PA Route 3 and I-476, including intersections

with Lawrence Road and Langford Road to include new roads and the
installation
of new traffic signals and interconnection with existing signals.

Erie County: City of Erie – nearly $2.6 million for streetscape
improvements to
the West 8th Street corridor, including replacing the pavement; installing
curbs, sidewalks, and LED lighting; improving bicycle and pedestrian
accommodations; planting trees; and improving traffic signals.

Jefferson County: Bell Township -- $823,839 for reconstruction of Airport
Road
to provide improved access for residential and commercial vehicles and
improved
safety and accessibility for multimodal traffic.

Lancaster County: Warwick Township -- $1.9 million for the extension of
Sixth
Street, including implementing traffic calming measures and increasing
motorist, bicycle, and pedestrian safety for the growing population in the
greater Warwick/Lancaster area.

Lehigh County: Borough of Coopersburg -- $175,000 for traffic and
pedestrian
improvements to Route 2045 (Main Street), including pedestrian crosswalks
and
handicap accessibility at seven key intersections, as well as 0.27 miles of

curb, sidewalk, and pedestrian lighting.

Luzerne County:

• Hazle Township -- $558,435 for full-width milling and overlay of Old
Airport
Road, constructing a new bicycle lane, and drainage improvements near
Hazleton
Regional Airport.
• The Greater Wilkes-Barre Industrial Fund -- $301,774 to install new
sidewalk
and curbing along East Carey Street from the intersection with North Main
Street to the intersection with Delaware Street, replace existing inlets,
curbing, and sidewalks, and install detectable warning surfaces for curb
cut
ramps, driveway aprons, permanent pavement restoration, and permanent hot
thermoplastic white lines on the new pavements for cross walks, the new
center
lane, and stop bars.

Lycoming County: Williamsport Area School District – nearly $1.2 million to

replace and upgrade the access road (Millionaire Drive) to Williamsport
Area
High School, including replacing all inlets, manholes, headwalls, drainage
pipes, and curbs; excavating and replacing some areas of roadway; milling
and
resurfacing the entire roadway; and installing a sidewalk/bike path.

Mercer County: City of Sharon -- $820,441 for the mill and overlay, curbs
and
ramps of 13 roads in the City of Sharon.
Montgomery County:
• Horsham Township -- $3 million for capacity and multimodal improvements
at
the intersections of Blair Mill Road/Witmer Road/Commerce Avenue and Blair
Mill
Road/Route 611.
• Lower Providence Township -- $2 million for improvements to the Park
Avenue/Eagleville Road/Crawford Road intersection, including aligning the
minor
approaches, installing a new traffic signal, widening for left-turn lanes,
and
ADA/pedestrian upgrades.
• Lower Gwynedd Township -- $937,700 for improvements to Spring House
Roadway,
including roadway widening, pedestrian upgrades, and traffic signal
improvements to improve traffic flow and efficiency through the Bethlehem
Pike,
Norristown Road, and Sumneytown Pike intersection.
• Gwynedd Mercy University -- $372,260 to address multimodal hazards at the

intersection of Evans Road and the campus's main access point.
Northampton County: City of Easton -- $450,000 for improvements to Wood
Avenue,
including eliminating cross traffic on seven of the 13 intersections,
adding
traffic calming measures to the other six intersections, implementing
right-hand turns only, and restricting parking to one side of the street.

Philadelphia County:

• City of Philadelphia Streets Department -- $1.1 million to improve the
intersection geometry in the southwestern corner of Adams/Summerdale
Avenues
and Roosevelt Boulevard to mitigate the conflict point between pedestrians
and
vehicles.
• VTR LS Development, LLC -- $1.5 million for construction of a new street,

linking a to-be-constructed street grid (located on the former University
City
High School site in West Philadelphia) to Market Street.
• Logan West Associates, LP -- $1 million for improvements to Logan Point
Roadway to prepare the Logan Triangle in North Philadelphia for
redevelopment
by vacating a series of unused, dilapidated streets, and completely
reconstructing the arterial access roads, 9th Street and Wyoming Avenue.
• The Philadelphia Museum of Art -- $3 million to support improvements to
Anne
d'Harnoncourt Drive, including new multimodal connections to Kelly Drive, a
new
school bus entrance for K-12 museum visitors, enhanced mass transit stops,
re-engineered vehicular and pedestrian connection with improved safety
features
and traffic flow, new lighting and landscaping, permanent ADA ramps, and
improvements to encourage biking and pedestrian use.
• Schuylkill River Development Corporation -- $183,750 to install
enhancements
to the new Bartram's Mile trail and greenway, including installation of an
irrigation system and maintenance facility and contextually sensitive
additions
to the site landscaping.
• City of Philadelphia -- $567,774 to purchase and install 21 additional
bike
share stations at strategic transit hubs within Central Philadelphia.

Susquehanna County: Forest City Borough -- $273,000 for a streetscape
project
along the east side of the 400, 500, and 600 blocks of Main Street,
including
replacement of concrete sidewalks and installation of pavers, shade trees,
and
decorative period lighting.

Wayne County: Wayne Economic Development Corporation -- $252,966 to pave
and
complete Innovation Drive in Sterling Business Park, Sterling Township.

To view a complete list of District 6 News Releases: Click
http://www.penndot.gov/RegionalOffices/district-6/Pages/allnews.aspx

To unsubscribe click
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/penndot/districts/district6/d6media.nsf/unsubscribeform?OpenForm