Pennsylvania Funds 33 Additional Projects With Recovery Act Funds

Savings from Low Bids Allow Additional Work.

Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that 33 additional highway and bridge projects will be financed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Savings from low bids on the current 293 Recovery Act funded projects will fund the additional projects.

“Pennsylvania has made, and will continue to make, good use of Recovery funds to tackle the backlogs in bridge and pavement maintenance,” Governor Rendell said in his certification letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

“In addition to helping the state and local municipalities advance their maintenance agenda, the Recovery Act money will mean job preservation and creation across Pennsylvania,” the Governor added. “In addition to the immediate benefits of jobs and economic stimulus, these projects will create long-term infrastructure assets that will benefit future generations.”

Pennsylvania will receive $1.026 billion in Recovery funds for highway and bridge work. Through the end of October, the Department of Transportation has awarded contracts for 272 Recovery-funded projects totaling $849 million. Fifty-seven projects valued at $68 million have already been completed.

“PennDOT staff continue to work tirelessly to expedite these projects,” said PennDOT Secretary Allen D. Biehler, P.E. “We appreciate their hard work and the efforts of the construction industry. Bids have been averaging 11 percent below estimates, and the savings make it possible to tackle 33 more projects.”

In his letter, the Governor noted that PennDOT worked with the 23 Metropolitan and Rural Planning Organizations to secure their consensus for the list of Recovery Act projects. The Governor also praised the Pennsylvania Division Office of the Federal Highway Administration for its continued help with the evolving stimulus procedures and requirements.

PennDOT is modifying five existing Recovery-funded projects. Initially, Pennsylvania’s $1.026 billion Recovery Act allocation for road and bridge repairs was expected to fund 242 projects. Low bid savings on initial projects allowed PennDOT to add 51 projects in July.

For more information on how the Recovery Act is benefiting Pennsylvanians, visit www.recovery.pa.gov.

Topics: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, bridge repairs, construction, economic development, economic growth, economic recovery, Economy, employment, Governance, jobs, PennDOT, Pennsylvania, Recovery Act Projects, road repairs, Rural Planning Organizations, stumulus, U.S., United States

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