Governor Wolf Approves 82 Improvement Projects – Upper Dublin and Whitpain Receive Funding

 Yesterday, Governor Tom Wolf and PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards announced the approval of  $66.8 million in funding for 82 projects to improve transportation alternatives and enhance mobility and public accessibility across Pennsylvania.  Both Upper Dublin and Whitpain Township are included in this funding.

 The Transportation Alternative Set-Aside Program provides funding for projects and activities defined as: transportation alternatives, including on- and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure projects for improving non-driver access to public transportation and enhanced mobility, community improvement activities, and environmental mitigation, trails that serve a transportation purpose, and safe routes to school projects. Governor Wolf said:

“Building for the future includes improving access to a variety of
transportation options and these investments will promote safety and mobility for communities across Pennsylvania…”

PennDOT evaluated the applications and made selections based on such
criteria as safety benefits, reasonableness of cost, readiness for implementation,
statewide or regional significance, integration of land use and transportation
decision making, collaboration with stakeholders, and leverage of other
projects or funding.

“Our citizens are taking advantage of an array of trails and improvements
that enhance the state’s quality of life, and these new investments will build
on our successes in making Pennsylvania an attractive place to live and work,”Richards added.

The Projects being funded for Upper Dublin and Whitpain are as follows:

 • Upper Dublin Township – $750,000 to install new five-foot sidewalks along Limekiln Pike between Dreshertown Plaza and Jarrettown Elementary,

including new curb and drainage improvements.

 • Whitpain Township – $641,552 for construction of a 0.7-mile key portion
of the Whitpain Trail network.