Action clears way for transportation improvements across Pennsylvania

This month, Pennsylvania's State Transportation Commission updated the 12-Year Program (TYP). The TYP is a multimodal, fiscally constrained planning tool updated every two years that identifies and prioritizes Pennsylvania's transportation projects and the funds needed to complete them. No capital project can move forward unless it is included in the TYP.

The new plan anticipates that $84 billion will be available over the next 12 years for improvements to roads, bridges, transit systems, airports and railroads. Funding from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is included in the plan, which anticipates the following funding availability in the first four years of the TYP from federal, state and local sources:

- $16 billion for state highway and bridge projects

- $11.4 billion for public transit

- $331 million for multimodal projects

- $232 million for rail freight

- $168 million for aviation

"The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has already made a noticeable impact on transportation projects in Pennsylvania across all modes," said PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian. "While additional investment in our large transportation network is certainly needed, PennDOT takes pride in being a responsible steward of federal, state and local dollars to help improve infrastructure across all modes."

Public input early in the Twelve-Year planning process played a key role in identifying investments in the various transportation modes.