Pennsylvania lawmakers are announcing grants awarded to boroughs and townships in their districts, including more than a million dollars to the Lehigh Valley International Airport.<\/p>\n
One round of grants comes from the PA Small Water and Sewer program, which gives money for water, sewer, stormwater and flood control projects.<\/p>\n
Another round of grants is from the Multimodal Transportation Fund, which awards funding for transportation improvement projects.<\/p>\n
A $1.3 million grant will go toward the construction of a new parking garage connected to LVIA, in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, officials said.<\/p>\n
Here’s a look at other grant-funded projects, by county, as announced by local lawmakers.<\/p>\n
BERKS COUNTY<\/p>\n
PA Small Water & Sewer Program grants:<\/p>\n
— Maxatawny Township Municipal Authority \u2013 $389,160 to repair a water storage tank.<\/p>\n
— Tilden Township \u2013 $150,000 to rehabilitate a water storage tank.<\/p>\n
— West Reading –\u00a0$400,000 to support watermain replacements<\/p>\n
— Windsor Township \u2013 $150,000 to control stormwater runoff around Mountain Road.<\/p>\n
— Wyomissing –\u00a0$454,922 to support the second phase of the Lincoln and Brandywine flood mitigation project<\/p>\n
Multimodal Transportation Fund grants:<\/p>\n
— West Reading – $543,180 to repair the curb and add a handicap access ramp to Playground Drive; and $132,047 to install a rapid flashing pedestrian crossing device at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Pine Street\u00a0<\/p>\n
BUCKS COUNTY<\/p>\n
PA Small Water & Sewer Program grants:<\/p>\n
— Riegelsville Borough was awarded $238,653 for its public water supply emergency generator project.<\/p>\n
— East Rockhill Township was awarded $210,000 for the refurbishment of its waste water treatment plant south aeration tank.<\/p>\n
— Telford Borough Authority was awarded $389,114 for the county line road low pressure system grinder pumps purchase project.<\/p>\n
— Springtown Water Authority was awarded $419,665 for improvements to its fire protection and water distribution systems.<\/p>\n
CARBON COUNTY<\/p>\n
PA Small Water & Sewer Program grants:<\/p>\n
— Beaver Meadows Borough \u2014 $284,622 for utility improvements.<\/p>\n
— Bowmanstown Borough Authority \u2014 $100,000 for a booster pump station upgrade.<\/p>\n
— Jim Thorpe Borough \u2014 $100,000 for water line improvements along Front Street.<\/p>\n
— Lansford Coaldale Joint Water Authority \u2014 $100,000 for well pump and pump house improvements.<\/p>\n
— Nesquehoning Borough Water Authority \u2014 $100,000 for improvements to West Estates water system.<\/p>\n
— Summit Hill Water Authority \u2014 $117,009 to replace a bridge.<\/p>\n
LEHIGH COUNTY<\/p>\n
PA Small Water & Sewer Program grants:<\/p>\n
–Macungie Borough Authority was awarded $348,239 for Phase II of the Buttonwood St. water main replacement project.<\/p>\n
Multimodal Transportation Fund grants:<\/p>\n
— City of Allentown was awarded $800,000 for Phase II of the MLK Trail extension project.<\/p>\n
— Lower Macungie Township was awarded $186,700 to construct pedestrian safety improvements along Brookside and Princeton Roads as well as $322,134 to install ADA ramp and curb improvements within three neighborhoods.<\/p>\n
— North Whitehall Township was awarded $462,027 to replace the Rockdale Road Bridge.<\/p>\n
MONROE COUNTY<\/p>\n
PA Small Water & Sewer Program grants:<\/p>\n
— Stroudsburg: $250,000 to be used toward an infrastructure slip lining project.<\/p>\n
— East Stroudsburg Borough: $136,448 for a wastewater new roof project and $73,095 for security cameras.<\/p>\n
Multimodal Transportation Fund grants:<\/p>\n
— Stroudsburg Borough will receive a $600,000 Multimodal Transportation Fund grant to help repave six roads and install ADA-compliant curb ramps and sidewalk tie-ins.<\/p>\n
— The Pocono Mountains Industrial Park Authority, on behalf of Greenwood Creek Personal Care Home, was awarded $250,000 toward the construction of a center turning lane along Milford Road in Middle Smithfield Township.<\/p>\n
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY<\/p>\n
PA Small Water & Sewer Program grants:<\/p>\n
— Palmer Township Stormwater Authority: $381,551 for the 25th Street culvert replacement project.<\/p>\n
— Hellertown Borough Authority: $173,119 for an inflow and infiltration project, and $125,000 for a water main lining project.<\/p>\n
— Glendon Borough: $115,907 for pump station upgrades.<\/p>\n
— City of Easton: $100,000 for the Washington and Grant Street CIPP lining project.<\/p>\n
— Hellertown Borough: $50,000 for Reinhard and Dimmick Park stormwater channel improvements.<\/p>\n
— Wilson Borough: $35,000 for a sanitary sewer rehabilitation project.<\/p>\n
—\u00a0Bangor Borough Authority: $150,000<\/p>\n
— Bethlehem Township Municipal Authority:\u00a0$200,000<\/p>\n
— East Bangor Borough Municipal Authority, WWTP Upgrades Project: $200,000<\/p>\n
— Portland Borough Authority:\u00a0Portland Borough Authority PA Small Water and Sewer Grant Application: $40,000<\/p>\n
— Wind Gap Municipal Authority, North Broadway Sewer Rehabilitation: $250,000<\/p>\n
Multimodal Transportation Fund grants:<\/p>\n
— City of Bethlehem, Guetter Street Public Transportation Upgrade: $312,712<\/p>\n
— City of Easton, Larry Holmes Drive Safety Improvements (Phase 1 & 2): $250,000<\/p>\n
— Forks Township, Pavement Rehabilitation and Safety Improvement Project: $442,716<\/p>\n
— Lower Nazareth Township, Township Line Road Rehabilitation: $1,250,000<\/p>\n
— Palmer Township, Northwood Farms to Fox Run Park Trail Gap: $225,000<\/p>\n
— Skyline Investment Group Easton, LLC, Dixie Cup Site Regional Pedestrian and Bicycle Trail Connector: $625,000<\/p>\n
— Wilson Borough, Wilson Borough Roadway and Pedestrian Access Improvements Project: $400,000<\/p>\n
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY<\/p>\n
PA Small Water & Sewer Program grants:<\/p>\n
— Orwigsburg Borough \u2013 $207,369 to replace the influent screen at the borough\u2019s wastewater treatment plant.<\/p>\n
— Plum Creek Municipal Authority \u2013 $317,000 to replace a portion of the water main on Mustang Cove and Wynonah Drive in South Manheim Township.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania lawmakers are announcing grants awarded to boroughs and townships in their districts, including more than a million…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91746,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[214,279,5523,2834,433,805,2941,434,28,30,29,7445,231,2835],"class_list":{"0":"post-92173","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pennsylvania","8":"tag-_homepage_top_stories","9":"tag-berks","10":"tag-carbon-county","11":"tag-central-bucks-county","12":"tag-lehigh-county","13":"tag-lehighvalley","14":"tag-monroe-county","15":"tag-northampton-county","16":"tag-pennsylvania","17":"tag-pennsylvania-headlines","18":"tag-pennsylvania-news","19":"tag-poconos-coal","20":"tag-schuylkill-county","21":"tag-upper-bucks-county"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}