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For Immediate Release
March 19, 2009
Contact:
Casey Long
(717)
787-7084
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Scarnati Announces Funding for Area Transportation
Projects
HARRISBURG – Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati
(R-Jefferson) announced that more than $125 million in funding has been
approved for a wide range of transportation projects in the 25th
Senatorial district.
"These projects will create jobs for district residents
and improve our transportation infrastructure to make our roads and
bridges safer," Scarnati said. "Our state is facing a transportation
funding crisis as we look for ways to repair and replace our aging
infrastructure. This investment will help ensure that our highways,
roads and bridges are sustainable for years to come."
In addition to individual projects listed below,
Scarnati said funding will be used for resurfacing and repair projects
and bridge preservation programs throughout the 25th Senatorial
district.
A recent study found that Pennsylvania has nearly 6,000
structurally deficient bridges and approximately 9,000 miles of roadway
in poor condition. "We need to replace and repair these structures so we
don’t have an incident like the Minnesota bridge collapse," Scarnati
said. "We also must make long overdue improvements to our roads and
highways if we want to protect public safety and encourage economic
development."
Two of the new projects are in Clearfield County. The
intersection of Hospital Avenue and Dixon Avenue will be realigned to
create a four-way stop for traffic entering DuBois Regional Medical
Center. Funding will also be allocated for bridge preservation
activities in several municipalities across Clearfield County.
Funding will also be used for streetscape improvements
on a five-block area of Pennsylvania Avenue in Warren.
In Elk County, the Elk Creek Bridge, located on State
Route 120 in Ridgway Township will be rehabilitated.
Jefferson County will see a number of bridge replacement
and road improvement projects including:
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Rehabilitation of Sandy Lick Point Bridge over
Conrail Railroad in Pine Creek Township.
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Preservation of State Route 3011 Hamilton Bridge
over Little Mahoning Creek in Perry Township.
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Replacement of the US 322 Blake's Bridge over North
Fork Creek in Brookville.
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Ramp improvements and reconstruction of the
Brookville Interchange of Interstate 80 and PA 36 in Brookville and
Rose Township.
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Replacement of the Punxsutawney Bridge on US 119
over Mahoning Creek in Punxsutawney Borough.
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Replacement of the Howe Bridge on Township Route 342
over Mill Creek in Union and Eldred Townships.
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Safety improvements to the intersection of US 119
and Township Route 841 Intersection in Bell Township.
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Replacement of the Little Mill Creek Bridge #1 on
Township Route 464, Sulgar Road in Pine Creek Township.
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Bridge preservation programs in various locations in
Jefferson County.
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Safety improvement projects at the Findley Street
Crossing in Punxsutawney Borough.
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Rehabilitation of State Route 310 over Trout Run and
Soldier Run in Winslow Township and Reynoldsville Borough.
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Rehabilitation of Rattlesnake Road Bridge on SR
1008, 2 miles east of State Route 219, in Lanes Milles, Snyder
Township.
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Resurfacing and paving on various State Routes in
Jefferson County.
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Resurfacing State Route 36 from State Route 436 to
the Village of Oliveburg.
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Resurfacing projects in Cameron McKean, and Potter
Counties.
McKean County Projects
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Transportation enhancements to the Tuna Valley South
Trail from Bradford to Lewis Run in McKean County.
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New roadway to Lafferty Hollow Industrial Park
Access Road from State Route 46 in Foster Township.
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Highway reconstruction and bridge rehabilitation of
US 219 (Bradford Bypass) in City of Bradford and Bradford Township.
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Bridge replacement and maintenance of the Prat
Hollow Box Culvert in Foster Township.
Potter County
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Restoration of US Route 6 from Coudersport toward
Sweden Valley in Coudersport Borough and Eulalia Township.
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Bridge replacement of 7th Street Bridge over
Allegheny River in Coudersport Borough.
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Bridge replacement along PA 872 over First Fork
Sinnemahoning Creek in Portage and Sylvania Townships.
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Replacement of bridge on State Route 1004 over
Genesee Branch of Pine Creek in Hector Township.
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Replacement of bridge on State Route 1005 over
Little Pheonix Run in Pike County.
Tioga County
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Replacement of State Route 414 bridge over
Zimmerman's Creek in Liberty Township.
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Resurfacing of State Route 287 from Wilson Creek to
Shumway Hill Road in Delmar Township.
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Resurfacing of US Route 15 from State Route 287 to
Tioga River in Lawrence, Tioga Townships and Lawrenceville Borough.
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Preservation of State Route 2005 bridge over
Blockhouse Creek in Liberty Township.
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Preservation of US Route 15 northbound bridge over
Mill Creek/ Hammond Dam in Tioga Township.
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Replacement of bridge on State Route 49 over Holden
Creek in Osceola Township.
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Replacement of Olmsville Bridge on State Route 3007
over West Branch of Stoney Fork Creek in Delmar Township.
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Replacement of bridge on State Route 49 over
tributary to Cowanesque River in Osceola Township.
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Replacement of State Route 249 bridge over Crooked
Creek in Chatham Township.
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Replacement of bridge on State Route 4007 over North
Brook in Brookfield Township.
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Rehabilitation of bridge on State Route 49 over
Cowanesque River in Westfield Township.
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Resurfacing of State Route 2018 to State Route 4002
Cherry Flats Road to PA 660, Elk Run Road Charleston Township.
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Rehabilitation of Catlin Hollow Creek Bridge in
Charleston Township.
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Rehabilitation of Hornby Bridge on State Route 4012
over Hornby Hollow Creek in Chatham Township.
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Rehabilitation of bridge on State Route 4005 over
North Fork in Brookfield Township.
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Surface treatment along State Route 3022 to State
Route 287 and State Route 3022 to State Route 287 in Delmar
Township.
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Resurfacing of Main Street, Wellsboro to State Route
6 from Kelsey Creek to Main Street in Wellsboro Borough.
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Resurfacing of State Route 287 from Central Avenue
to US 6Wellsboro Borough.
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Resurfacing of State Route 4024.
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