(WJET/WFXP)– Several municipal infrastructure projects around Erie County received a bump in funding Tuesday, with state lawmakers awarding just over $4.2 million in grants.

Local elected officials announced the grants for water system upgrades, along with pedestrian walkways around town, the largest of which is $1.4 million to the Erie Western PA Port Authority to extend and upgrade the East Bluffs Shared Use Path.

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Several municipalities around Erie County also received hundreds of thousands in funding to make upgrades and repairs to their water systems, with water and sewer projects receiving $2,059,362.

In addition to the upgrades on the East Bluffs Shared Use Path, lawmakers awarded funding to two bridge projects in the county, bringing the total funding to $2,150,000 for multimodal transportation projects.

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The full list of recipients and funds is as follows:

Erie City Water Authority (Erie Water Works) – RSW Water Treatment Plant Low Duty Variable Frequency Drives – $224,218

Girard Borough – Quail Ridge Lift Station Project 2025 – $175,000

Summit Township Water Authority – Hershey Road Water Infrastructure Replacement – $500,000

North East Township Water & Sewer Authority – South Shore Avenue Area Waterline Replacement – $400,000

Wattsburg Borough – Water System Maintenance and Repairs – $226,202

Harborcreek Township Sewer Authority – The Harborcreek Village – $250,000

North East Borough – Mechanics Alley Revisited – $283,942

Albion Borough – Albion Park Pedestrian Bridge Project – $250,000

Erie-Western PA Port Authority – East Bluffs Shared Use Path Upgrades and Extension – $1,400,000

Wesleyville Borough – Euclid Boulevard Phase 2 Reconstruction and Pedestrian Improvements – $500,000

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