Area Projects Funded By Penn-DOT

Main Street in Saxonburg

Penn-DOT announced $4.1 million in grants to "smart transportation" projects in the region that promote biking and walking and systems:

Saxonburg
Getting more than $1.4 million toward its historic Main Street revitalization. The grant will provide new curbing, sidewalks, lighting, landscaping and improvements to fire hydrants, sewers and utility lines along Main Street from Pittsburgh and State streets to Rebecca Street.

Richland
Will get $1.3 million to make a commercial area on Route 8 more pedestrian-friendly and improve traffic flow.
Left-turn lanes and new traffic signals on Route 8 at Ewalt Road will be added as will pedestrian access from the Orchard Park neighborhood to the Route 8 commercial district.

Robinson; North Fayette

The Airport Corridor Transportation Association will get $700,000 to make pedestrian, bicycle and transit improvements in the shopping complexes in Robinson and North Fayette.  The grant will pay for sidewalks along Park Manor Boulevard, a striped bike lane from the Montour Trail to a bus stop near IKEA and a pedestrian crossing and "super" shelter at the bus stop.

Washington County
Will get $443,500 for completing nine miles of the Panhandle Trail.  The Panhandle Trail stretches from Carnegie to near Weirton, W.Va., crossing through the Washington County towns of Midway and Burgettstown.

Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh will get $280,000 to advance its plan for a multimodal transportation corridor in the Strip District and Lawrenceville.


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