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    Shapiro Administration Invests More Than $74 Million to Support Community Infrastructure Projects that Improve Pedestrian, Student and Cyclist Safety

    May 11, 2026

    Funds will support 72 projects in 38 counties.

    Under the Shapiro Administration, more than $123 million in Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) funds have been invested in projects around the state.

    Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced investments of more than $74 million in 72 projects in 38 counties to improve community resources and public accessibility around the Commonwealth. The projects are funded as part of the 2025 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Surface Block Grant Program.

    In this round of funding, the Shapiro Administration is investing in projects to construct pedestrian and bicycle facilities, improve access to public transportation, create safe routes to schools, create trail projects that serve a transportation purpose, or enhance safety for vulnerable travelers. Under the Shapiro Administration, more than $123.6 million in TASA funds have been invested in projects around the state.

    "Whether it's a walk to school or a ride to the office, how you get there is the most critical part of any trip,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “Thanks to this investment, communities around the Commonwealth are creating and improving options for pedestrians, cyclists and transit users."

     

    Notable awarded projects include:

    Allegheny County:

    • Regional Trail Corporation: $1.5 million to mitigate landslides near milepost 137 of the Great Allegheny Passage trail). 

    Erie County:

    • Fairview Township/Fairview School District: $1.2 million for new sidewalk along the north side of McCray Road, and to reconstruct existing sidewalk on the Fairview School District campus. 

    Philadelphia County: 

    • City of Philadelphia: $1 million to construct 1.3 miles of ADA accessible trail to connect Fairmount Park in West Philadelphia to the Bala Rail Station in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County. The new trail will be accessible through the Cynwyd Heritage Trail, and start at 53rd and Parkside, around the Wynnefield Rail Station, and terminate at the Bala Rail Station on City Avenue. 
    • City of Philadelphia: $450,000 to implement a two-year Bike Safety Program Pilot for Elementary Students, which will equip elementary-aged children in under-resourced neighborhoods with essential cycling safety knowledge and practical skills to ride confidently, safely, and responsibly. 

    Susquehanna County: 

    • Rail-Trail Council of NEPA, Inc : $1,488,386 for a four-mile D&H Rail Trail improvement project traversing Ararat and Thompson Townships and Thompson Borough to connect to projects underway in Thompson Borough. Improvements will include drainage improvements, resurfacing, a trailhead, access control and signage.

    Union County: 

    • Union County Trail Authority: $1.8 million to support the installation of a signalized mid-block crossing along U.S. 15 at the Buffalo Valley Rail Trail with a raised pedestrian center island.

     

    A list of awards for the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Projects is available on the program web page. 

    PennDOT received 152 applications in this round, requesting over $173 million. Selections were made based on established criteria such as safety benefits, cost effectiveness, readiness for implementation, impact on low-income or minority communities, statewide or regional significance, integration of land use and transportation decision making, collaboration with stakeholders, and leveraging of other projects or funding. Applications were reviewed by representatives from PennDOT, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Metropolitan and Rural Planning Organizations.

    Information about state infrastructure in Pennsylvania, including completed work and significant projects, can be found here. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects.

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    MEDIA CONTACT: Zachary Appleby, zappleby@pa.gov or 717-409-3840 

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