Pennsylvania Has $80 Million for Special Local Transportation Work - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Pennsylvania has $80 million for special local transportation work - Pittsburgh Union Progress

A federal program that in the past has allowed Pittsburgh to fill in gaps in sidewalks and New Castle to establish a bicycle-pedestrian route over a five-block area has $80 million available for Pennsylvania in this cycle. The Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside program managed by the state Department of Transportation will begin accepting applications Monday. The money is for transportation-related projects that meet special transportation ne…

PennDOT Launches $80 Million Grant Round to Expand Transportation Alternatives

HARRISBURG, PA —  The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced it will begin accepting applications for the 2025 Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside program on July 14. The application window will remain open through October 31, with $80 million in federal funding available to support community-based transportation projects across the Commonwealth. The funding, part of the Federal Highway Administration’s Surface Bloc…