The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has adopted the 2025 12-Year Transportation Program (TYP). The plan will make $88 billion available over the next 12 years for improvements to roads, bridges, transit systems, airports, railroads and active transport.
“Transportation planning is a lengthy and collaborative process. By the time a new project starts in your neighborhood, it's already several years old," said Mike Carroll, PennDOT Secretary, in a statement. “PennDOT is always seeking ways to improve transportation infrastructure, and we look forward to putting the next 12 years of improvements into motion for travelers around the state."
The newly adopted program, which takes effect Oct.1, anticipates the following funding availability in the first four years of the TYP from federal, state, and local sources:
- $16.4 billion for state highway and bridge projects.
- $12.5 billion for public transit.
- $352 million for multimodal projects.
- $236 million for rail freight.
- $175 million for aviation.
Four Rural Planning Organizations, 19 Metropolitan Planning Organizations and one independent county partnered with PennDOT to review and develop the update. Now that the PennDOT has adopted the update, it has been submitted to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration for review.
The FHWA coordinates with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to review the plan's conformity with air quality requirements.
Public input early in the TYP planning process played a key role in identifying investments in the various transportation modes, according to the agency.
Source: The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Penn LIVE
