Traffic & Transit
Media Gets $153K From State To Maintain Roads, Bridges
Media got more than $153,000 in state funds for road and bridge maintenance, PennDOT said.
MEDIA, PA — Media has received more than $153,000 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 Pennsylvania to 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.
Media's net allocation is $153,775.15. That's based on 14.22 miles of local road and a population of 5,327, per the state.
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The funding also helps local municipalities with things like snow removal and road repaving.
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