MontcoPressRelease PR#09-12
NEWS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
COURT HOUSE, NORRISTOWN, PA., BOX 311, 19404-0311
PHONE (610) 278-3061 FAX 278-5943
COMMISSIONERS:
JAMES R. MATTHEWS, Chairman, JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL, Vice Chairman, BRUCE L. CASTOR, JR, Commissioner
RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY 02/26/09 PR#09-12
Parsing Federal Stimulus Dollars for Highways
NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County roadways will receive improvements totaling $68.5 million from federal stimulus highway and bridge funding targeted to Pennsylvania.
That was the determination Thursday when the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) voted on what projects to fund with $257.75 million in federal stimulus money allotted to highway and bridge improvements in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Southeastern Pennsylvania’s allocation includes $191,757,000 million that was allocated directly to DVRPC and $66 million that went to PennDOT specifically for improvements to interstate highways.
Overall, Pennsylvania received just over $1 billion for highways and bridges from the stimulus package.
The amount allotted to improve roadways in Montgomery County is 26.6 percent of Southeastern Pennsylvania's portion of the funding.
Below is a listing of those projects.
|
Project |
Funding |
|
Route 422;
Pavement rehabilitation, bridge deck
and parapet repairs; from
Rte 29 Collegeville Interchange to
Township Line Rd Royersford Interchange
|
$17,848,243 |
|
ADA ramps; at
various locations
|
$2,400,000 |
|
I-476 Blue Route;
Pavement reconstruction, bridge deck
and parapet repairs; from
Schuylkill Expressway to
Mid-County Interchange of the
PA Turnpike
|
$33,658,000 |
|
Bethlehem Pike Erdenheim-Flourtown
Gateway/Streetscaping
|
$112,000 |
|
I-76 Schuylkill Expressway;
New interchange ramps at Henderson
Road
|
$14,500,000 |
| Total |
$68,518,243 |
