CAWP News Issue 4-09
Governor Rendell Announces Additional Recovery Transportation Projects
Governor Edward G. Rendell announced the addition of 52 projects to Pennsylvania's list of highway and bridge improvements that are being funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
"The combination of competition in the marketplace and the easing of costs for materials has produced bids that have been, on average, 11 percent below estimates," Governor Rendell said. "This means we can stretch these critically needed recovery dollars even further and reach even more areas of Pennsylvania."
The Governor certified the additional projects in a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The ARRA requires governors to certify recovery projects before funding is released.
The list of new and adjusted projects in the 33 counties of western Pennsylvania is as follows:
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
• Liberty Tunnel rehabilitation, Phase 2, $15.5 million (adjusted)
• State Route 28 widening preparation, $32.8 million (adjusted)
• State Route 910 restoration, (State Route 28 to Saxonburg Boulevard), $894,773
BEDFORD COUNTY
• Woy Bridge Road Bridge rehabilitation, State Route 1010, West Providence Township, $2.2 million
CENTRE COUNTY
• Old U.S. Route 220 (State Route 3040) resurfacing and rehab of seven structures, from the Blair-Centre county line to near the Port Matilda intersection in Taylor and Worth townships, $2 million
CLARION COUNTY
• U.S. Route 322 ADA curb ramps in Clarion, $322,000
CRAWFORD COUNTY
• State Route 77 resurfacing, from Woodstock Township line to half mile northeast of Guy Street in Blooming Valley borough, $924,579
ELK COUNTY
• U.S. Route 219 resurfacing and bridge preservation between Johnsonburg and the U.S. Route 322 junction in Wilcox, $1.9 million
ERIE COUNTY
• State Route 5, Lake Road resurfacing, from Iroquois Avenue to Cowell Drive in Harborcreek and Lawrence Park townships, $798,000
• State Route 290, Bayfront Connector, resurfacing, curb ramps and updated signals between Interstate 90 and Station Road in Harborcreek Township., $1.5 million
• State Street enhancements from the Bayfront Parkway to south of Dobbins Landing Tower in Erie, $900,000
FOREST COUNTY
• State Route 666 restoration between Kelletville and Kingsley Township, $225,602
FRANKLIN COUNTY
• U.S. Route 11 bridge preservation over Interstate 81 in Antrim Township, $851,000
• State Route 433, Rowe Run Bridge in Southampton Township, rehabilitation, $651,000
HUNTINGDON COUNTY
• U.S. Route 522 bridge rehabilitation, over Pump Station Road, Aughwick Creek and East Broad Top Railroad in Shirley Township, $1.5 million
INDIANA COUNTY
• U.S. Route 422, Indiana bypass, restoration, from State Route 286 to Lions Health Camp Road (State Route 4004) in Center, Armstrong and White townships, $4.9 million
• State Route 403 bridge replacement, over Dixon Run and Two Lick Creek in Clymer, $7.7 million
JEFFERSON COUNTY
• State Route 28 ADA curb ramps in Brockway, $445,000
• State Route 436 resurfacing and curb ramps, from State Route 36 in Punxsutawney to U.S. Route 119 in Young Township, $450,000
LAWRENCE COUNTY
• State Route 60 re-designation to Interstate status, including interchange upgrades and additional lanes and sign improvements, from the Beaver County line to the Mercer County line, $13.1 million
MERCER COUNTY
• Lamor Road (State Route 3020) widening and curb improvements between Valley View Drive and Keel Ridge Road in Hermitage, $700,000
• U.S. Route 322 resurfacing, from Vosler Road to Hilltop road in French Creek Township, $575,000
MIFFLIN COUNTY
• Electric Avenue (State Route 1005) improvements from the U.S. Route 22 westbound on-ramp to the State Route 1005 Bucks Run Bridge in Derry Township and Burnham, $1.4 million
WASHINGTON COUNTY
• Interstate 79 concrete patching, from Canonsburg to the Allegheny County line and improvements to the I-70/I-79 north junction, $16.9 million (adjusted)