Pottstown Gets $645K From State To Maintain Roads, Bridges

POTTSTOWN, PA — Pottstown has received more than $645,000 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.”

The total amount of funding is formulated based on local population and the number of roads that are locally owned.

Pottstown's net allocation is $645,664.37. That's based on 61.48 miles of local road and a population of 22,377, the state says.

The funding also helps local municipalities with things like snow removal and road repaving.