HARRISBURG – Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) announced today that several municipalities in the 24th Senate District received grants from the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s (CFA) Multimodal Transportation Fund to assist with traffic and pedestrian safety projects.
The following projects were awarded:
- Green Lane Borough – $200,000 for pavement and restoration of borough streets.
- Hobart’s Run Neighborhood District – $139,997 to repair sidewalks and install street lighting along Beech Street.
- Pennsburg Borough – $168,876 for pedestrian and roadway safety improvements along Eleventh Street in Pennsburg Borough, Red Hill Borough, and Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County.
- Skippack Township – $250,000 – for traffic improvements at the intersection of Skippack Pike (Route 73) and Bridge Road (Route 113).
- Upper Pottsgrove Township – $301,500 to improve safety at the intersection of Cherrytree Lane, Gilbertsville Road and the Sprogels Run Trail.
- Washington Township – $116,782 to make pedestrian safety upgrades at an intersection along Niantic Road.
“These investments into our roadways and sidewalks will have significant impacts on our Commonwealth’s infrastructure.” said Pennycuick, “I am always happy to see transportation improvement projects in my district receive support.”
The Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) provides grants to encourage economic development and ensure that a safe and reliable system of transportation is available to the residents of this commonwealth. The MTF program was established under Section 2104(a)(4) of the Act of November 25, 2013 and is administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) at the direction of the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA).
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