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Platts secures nearly $40 million for highway, transit and rail projects in the 19th District
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (H.R. 3), which reauthorizes the federal surface transportation program through FY2009.
H.R. 3 provides $286 billion for highway construction, highway safety, transit, bridge, motor carrier, and surface transportation research programs over the next five years. The current authorization, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), expired in September 2003 and has been temporarily extended while Congress debated the proper level of funding.
Congressman Todd R. Platts (PA-19), a member of the House Transportation Committee, directly secured $36,128,102 in H.R. 3 to specifically address critical transportation infrastructure needs in Adams, Cumberland and York counties - more than twice the amount the 19th Congressional District received in TEA-21. Congressman Platts also helped to secure an additional $3,300,000 for 19th District projects through coordination with Senators Arlen Specter and Rick Santorum.
"In seeking election to Congress in 2000, I pledged to do my utmost to ensure that the 19th District received its fair and necessary share of federal transportation dollars," Platts said. "I am thus pleased to have secured nearly $40 million in funds for highway and other transportation-related projects in the 19th District."
Congressman Platts worked with state and local officials in each county within the 19th District to achieve consensus on the most critical transportation needs facing these communities. The funding allocation for 19th District projects was determined on a per capita basis by county.
The 19th District projects targeted for funding are as follows:
Adams County ($5,951,564)
. U.S. 15 and 30 - Design, construct and upgrade interchange ($3.2 million - Platts)
. PA Route 94 North - Widen from the Adams/York County line north to Appler Road in Adams County ($1.2 million - Platts) ($300,000 - Santorum)
. Gettysburg Transit System - Design and construct transit transfer center in Gettysburg ($751,564 - Platts)
. East/West Traffic Study - Addressing congestion issues along Adams County's east/west corridors ($500,000 - Specter)
Cumberland County ($10,460,400)
. Mechanicsburg Signalization - Replace traffic signals and optimize signal timing devices ($360,000 - Platts)
. New Kingston Bypass - Design and construct the relocation of U.S. 11 northbound ($4.54 million - Platts) ($750,000 - Santorum)
. PA Route 34/174 - Design and construct additional turn lanes, signal upgrades and other improvements at Routes 34 and 174 intersection ($464,000 - Platts)
. I-81, Exit 44 - Design and construct improvements to the I-81/Route 465 interchange and on Route 465 ($3.0964 million - Platts)
. Shippensburg Loop - Design and construct inner loop roadway around Shippensburg, PA ($400,000 - Platts)
. Stella Street Crossing - Improvements to the Stella Street railroad crossing in Wormleysburg, PA ($600,000 - Platts)
. Shippensburg University - Campus circulation improvements - ($250,00 - Specter)
York County ($23,016,138)
. I-83, Exit 18 - Design and construct interchange and related improvements at I-83, Exit 18 ($4.8 million - Platts)
. I-83, Exit 19 - Design and construct interchange and related improvements at I-83, Exit 19 ($4.8 million - Platts) ($1.0 million - Specter)
. I-83, Exit 4 - Design and construct interchange and related improvements at I-83, Exit 4 ($2.8 million - Platts)
. PA Route 94 North - Design and construct widening of Route 94 from the York/Adams County line to Elm Street in Hanover, PA ($2.4 million - Platts)
. Rabbittransit - Construct and upgrade transit hubs and acquire and install communications equipment in York, PA ($2.316138 million - Platts)
. PA Routes 24 & 124 - Design and construct intersection and related upgrades on PA Routes 24 and 124 ($800,000 - Platts)
. Cool Creek Road - Construct the realignment of Cool Creek Road ($800,000 - Platts)
. Intermodal Facility - Design and construct access to intermodal rail facility in York County, PA ($1.6 million - Platts)
. City of York - Improvements related to the Northwest Triangle Project ($1.2 million - Platts)
. Concord Road - Completion of the Concord Road Extension and related improvements ($500,00 - Santorum)
Total Projects: 21
Total Funding: $39,428,102
The Senate is expected to pass H.R. 3 today before starting its August recess. The bill will then be sent to President Bush for his approval.
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