Governor announces 33 additional projects funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Published: November 20, 2009
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share thisGov. Edward G. Rendell on Nov. 20 announced that 33 additional highway and bridge projects will be financed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Savings from low bids on the current 293 Recovery Act funded projects will fund the additional projects.
Pennsylvania will receive $1.026 billion in ARRA funds for highway and bridge work. Through the end of October, the Department of Transportation has awarded contracts for 272 Recovery-funded projects totaling $849 million. Fifty-seven projects valued at $68 million have already been completed.
PennDOT is modifying five existing ARRA-funded projects. Initially, Pennsylvania’s $1.026 billion Recovery Act allocation for road and bridge repairs was expected to fund 242 projects. Low bid savings on initial projects allowed PennDOT to add 51 projects in July.
For more information on how the Recovery Act is benefiting Pennsylvanians, visit www.recovery.pa.gov.
New ARRA projects of note in northeastern Pennsylvania:
Lycoming County
- Micro-resurfacing of Route 14 between Red Burn Road in McIntyre Township to the Tioga County line, $140,000.
- Micro-resurfacing of Route 87 from Mill Creek in Fairfield Township to Manor Road in Plunkets Creek Township, $148,010.
Monroe County
- Mill, patch and overlay of Interstate 80 westbound between Interstate 380 and Route 115. Reconstruction of I-80 eastbound and westbound between Route 115 and the Carbon County line and the ramps at the interchange with Route 115, $11.7 million. This project was previously certified for Recovery Act funding; it is being revised to add ramp work.
- Restoration of Route 33, including the Sciota and Snydersville ramps and a section of U.S. 209, between the bridge over Bossardsville Road to Interstate 80 in Hamilton and Stroud townships, $4.5 million.
Pike County
- Replacement of the bridge carrying Twin Lakes Road over Shohola Creek in Shohola Township, $858,720.
Schuylkill County
- Mill, patch and overlay of Interstate 81 from the Luzerne County line to Route 54, including the interchange ramps at Mahanoy City and Delano and reconstruction of the Route 309 interchange ramps, $18.5 million. This project was previously certified for Recovery Act funding; it is being revised to add ramp work.
- Resurfacing of Route 54 from the bridge over the Reading and Blue Mountain Railroad, near Coles Street in Mahanoy Township through Mahanoy City to the Ryan Township line, $3.9 million. This project was previously certified for Recovery Act funding; it is being revised to reflect cost increase.
Susquehanna County
- Replacement of the bridge carrying Graham Road over Wyalusing Creek in Rush Township, $467,971.
Tioga County
- Mill and resurface U.S. 15 southbound from the Welcome Center to U.S. 6 in Mansfield and Tioga and Richmond Townships, $380,358.
