HARRISBURG (April 25) -- On behalf of Gov. Mark Schweiker, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT) Secretary Bradley L. Mallory today announced the state Transportation Commission�s approval of $45.4 million in federal funds for 153 projects that will enhance recreational trails, historic transportation properties and landscaping along streets and highways across Pennsylvania.
�This is the third and final round of enhancement projects made possible by the federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, also known as TEA-21,� Secretary Mallory said. �Through the Transportation Enhancements program, we are making Pennsylvania a better place to live, work and play,� Secretary Mallory added. Last year, the Transportation Commission approved 154 enhancement projects totaling $39.2 million. In the first round, the commission approved 76 projects totaling $47.8 million. TEA-21 earmarked the money over six years for enhancements in Pennsylvania. The projects are funded 80 percent with federal funds and 20 percent with a local share. The program was developed through the collaboration of Pennsylvania�s planning partners -- the state Transportation Commission, 14 Metropolitan Planning Organizations, six Local Development Districts, the statewide Transportation Enhancements Advisory Committee and PENNDOT. �Nobody knows local needs more than local people, and our collaborative process reflects that,� Secretary Mallory said. EDITOR�S NOTE: A list of approved projects by county for the five-county Philadelphia area, with federal funding and sponsoring agency, follows. BUCKS - Realignment of Sandy Ridge Road to facilitate the installation of a bike and hike trail, $601,000, Borough of Doylestown; - New pedestrian link between a new public-parking facility and the Delaware River, $316,000, Borough of New Hope; - Restoration of 1902 Reading Railroad freight station, $100,000, Quakertown Train Station Historical Society; - Sycamore Street Streetscape, $1.2 million, Newtown Township; CHESTER - Pedestrian safety, streetscape and landscaping, $525,000, Caln Township; - Park Road pedestrian bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike, $608,000, Upper Uwchlan Township; - Downingtown pedestrian and bikeway improvements, $472,000, Borough of Downingtown; - Phoenix Column Truss Bridge rehabilitation, $300,000, Phoenixville Area EDC; DELAWARE - Riverwalk and East Coast Greenway, $1,055,000, City of Chester; - Sharon Hill Train Station Rehabilitation, $342,000, Delaware County Planning Department; - Marcus Hook Streetscape, $1.5 million, Borough of Marcus Hook; MONTGOMERY - Bridge improvements for the Perkiomen Trail in Schwenksville and Sprint Mount, $1 million, Montgomery County; - Sign improvements in Lower Merion business district, $345,000, Township of Lower Merion; - Replacement of Victorian streetlights and other improvements in Ambler, $552,000, Ambler Borough; PHILADELPHIA - Improved crosswalks and other improvements along Pennsylvania Avenue near the Art Museum, $960,000, Philadelphia Department of Streets; For more information about PennDOT District 6-0, please visit the project website at http://www.dot.state.pa.us/penndot/Districts/District6.nsf/main?ReadForm The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia 215-BICYCLE www.bicyclecoalition.org _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the Bicycle Coalition of the Delaware Valley list named "bike." To subscribe or unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
