FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 18, 2020
PennDOT Requests Public Feedback on
Transportation Funding
Harrisburg, PA – As part of its ongoing work to explore sustainable
transportation options, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
is requesting public feedback for the PennDOT Pathways Program. Information is
accessible at www.penndot.gov/funding and feedback will be accepted through December 17, 2020.
“A safe and reliable
transportation network is critical to quality of life for those who travel
throughout our state,” said PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian. “We take our
responsibility as stewards of mobility very seriously, which is why we must
explore our options.”
The department faces
an $8.1 billion gap in its annual highway and bridge transportation funding to
keep the network in a state of good repair. Federal funding has remained
essentially flat for several years despite rising inflation. Gas taxes, which
comprise 74 percent of PennDOT’s funding, have become increasingly unreliable.
Through the PennDOT
Pathways program, the department is launching an extensive initiative to
examine possible near- and long-term funding solutions – and how they could
potentially work in Pennsylvania. As part of this program, PennDOT recently
launched an alternative funding Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study
as part of the PennDOT Pathways program to explore options for funding the
maintenance and improvement of Pennsylvania’s highways and bridges.
PennDOT encourages the
public to review the information presented on its online engagement platform
and to provide comments. Online comments can be submitted directly from the
website, or through the below methods:
For more information
about PennDOT Pathways, visit www.penndot.gov/funding.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alexis Campbell, 717-783-8800
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