Wednesday, July 29, 2009
King of Prussia BID
Due to low-bid savings on the first round of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) projects within the Commonwealth, PA Governor Ed Rendell announced yesterday the addition of 52 projects to PA's list of highway and bridge improvements being funded by ARRA. The combination of competition and the decrease of construction costs due to the poor economy has meant that bids for ARRA projects have been, on average, 11% under estimates, according to the governor. Rendell says that this has allowed the state to stretch the recovery dollars further and fund more badly needed projects.
In a letter to US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood certifying the additional projects, Governor Rendell noted that "Pennsylvania has made and will continue to make good use of these funds to tackle backlogs in both bridge and pavement maintenance on our system". PA's allocation of $1.026 billion for highway and bridge projects remains unchanged. As of July 24, 2009, PennDOT had told contractors to begin work on 178 ARRA projects worth $420 million.
Of the 52 additional ARRA projects, 8 are in the Greater Philadelphia region. They are listed below:
Bucks County
New Hope Cultural Canal Walk construction, New Hope - $250,000
Chester County
New Sidewalks in Tredyffrin Township - $2.8 million
US Route 202 repaving between Stanton Avenue and PA Route 100 Bypass - $4.7 million
Delaware County
Resurfacing of Valley Road in Edgemont Township - $200,000
Montgomery County
Interstate 476 (Blue Route) reconstruction - $3.5 million
Traffic Signal Upgrades at 33 intersections in 11 municipalities - $4.2 million
Philadelphia County
Street resurfacing - $5 million
Gustine Lake bridges (near City Avenue and the Schuylkill Expressway Interchange) - $9.9 million
To read the full press release, click here
In a letter to US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood certifying the additional projects, Governor Rendell noted that "Pennsylvania has made and will continue to make good use of these funds to tackle backlogs in both bridge and pavement maintenance on our system". PA's allocation of $1.026 billion for highway and bridge projects remains unchanged. As of July 24, 2009, PennDOT had told contractors to begin work on 178 ARRA projects worth $420 million.
Of the 52 additional ARRA projects, 8 are in the Greater Philadelphia region. They are listed below:
Bucks County
New Hope Cultural Canal Walk construction, New Hope - $250,000
Chester County
New Sidewalks in Tredyffrin Township - $2.8 million
US Route 202 repaving between Stanton Avenue and PA Route 100 Bypass - $4.7 million
Delaware County
Resurfacing of Valley Road in Edgemont Township - $200,000
Montgomery County
Interstate 476 (Blue Route) reconstruction - $3.5 million
Traffic Signal Upgrades at 33 intersections in 11 municipalities - $4.2 million
Philadelphia County
Street resurfacing - $5 million
Gustine Lake bridges (near City Avenue and the Schuylkill Expressway Interchange) - $9.9 million
To read the full press release, click here
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