Traffic & Transit
Ambler, Whitpain, L. Gwynedd Get $1.1M From State For Roads
Ambler, Whitpain, and Lower Gwynedd received a total of $1.1 million from the state to help maintain local roads and bridges.
AMBLER, PA — Ambler, Whitpain, and Lower Gwynedd received a total of $1.1 million from the state to help maintain local roads and bridges.
The money is from PennDOT's Municipal Liquid Fuels Program. A total of $500.7 million was committed to municipalities around the state.
“Pennsylvania has the fifth-largest state-maintained road system in the country, and the locally owned network is even larger,” PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards said in a statement. "Mobility and safety on all our state’s roadways is critical, which is why Governor Wolf has proposed Restore Pennsylvaniato improve roadways in all our communities.”
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The total amount of funding is formulated based on local population and the number of roads that are locally owned.
The total net allocation for the trio of municipalities is $1,168,366. That includes $177,043 for Ambler, $603,318 for Whitpain, and $388,005 for Lower Gwynedd.
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The funding also helps local municipalities with things like snow removal and road repaving.
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