07-03-2025
PennDOT expects to spend record $302 million on new projects in region in 2025
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation administrators on Thursday afternoon unveiled an ambitious schedule of 2025 infrastructure road upgrades and replacement projects in District 3, with a projected cost of $302 million. The presentation was conducted online.
District 3 encompasses nine counties, including Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties.
The $302 million is an all-time high for District 3, said Eric High, district executive, in his opening remarks. A part of that funding is federal funding, he said. High was not able to provide a breakdown of the federal amount.
'At this time there are no projects in construction in the district that are impacted by the federal transportation funding that is currently under review,' Dave Wise construction manager, said. 'We continue to maintain our construction schedule and will work with our federal partners regarding any future funding changes, but at this point there is no impact in District 3.'
The $302 million is for 109 new projects over the nine counties in District 3, and some projects like the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation (CSVT) Project that will continue to be constructed, he said. Of the 109 projects, 51 are bridge projects, including upgrades and replacements. The CSVT project is expected to cost $970 million. Of that, $430 million are federal funds.
The new projects include road repaving and bridge upgrading and replacement with the target largely on Interstate 80 work and state routes.
They include:
In Montour County, the Routes 54 and 642 intersection realignment and signalization, starting Spring 2025; Route 54, north of Danville bridge replacement over Stony Brook.
In Northumberland, resurfacing, from Route 44 to River Road in Delaware Township; Route 405 from 8th Street to Route 1028, resurfacing in Northumberland Borough
In Snyder-Union counties, Route 45, between Lewisburg and Vicksburg, micro surfacing: Route 11 between North Main Street and Penns Creek, micro surfacing.
The Montour County project was supposed to start last fall with minor work — such as vegetation clearing and utility work — but it was pushed to begin in spring 2025
High also provided an overview of the CSVT project, which is anticipated to be completed in 2027.
'It's one of the largest projects we've ever had and the largest in the state,' High said. 'The entire estimated cost of the project is $970 million; the original estimate was $940 million. The increase was due in part to the inflation of prices for some of the work that remains to be completed.'
Some early benefits of the project were discussed.
Taken in 2023, traffic counts on the new river bridge are 16,000 vehicles a day.
'As expected, CSVT is removing substantial amounts of through-traffic from local communities. On Route 15 just south of Lewisburg, the amount of traffic is roughly 30 percent less and truck traffic 45 percent less.'
