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Futurelv: the Regional Plan LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN TRANSPORTATION FUNDING The Long-Range Transportation Plan spans a 25-year time horizon, The FutureLV: Open Call for Plans and Projects program was a formal beginning in 2019 and continuing through 2045, with a budget of process for public outreach to municipalities and potential project sponsors, $2,480,130,108. The budget for projects and programs included in the fulfilling State Long Range Transportation Plan goals of extensive public Long-Range Transportation Plan was determined by referencing years and stakeholder involvement in project programming. It was open to the 2019-2020 of the existing Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), public for an opportunity to propose projects or programs that will improve years 2021-2032 of the 2021 Financial Guidance 12-year expenditure operating efficiency and preservation of transportation assets for all modes projections published by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, within the Lehigh Valley. These plans and projects were submitted by the and years 2033-2045 projections of future funding at a 3% inflation rate. public during an open call period from December 5, 2018 through January 25, 2019. Funding stages for the Long-Range Transportation Plan consist of short- range, mid-range and long-range elements. The short-range element is Projects from the Open Call for Plans and Projects were then individually comprised of programming for projects and plans included in the 2019- analyzed using a standardized methodology for assessment of candidacy 2022 TIP, with a budget of $534,440,108. Projects and programs included by Lehigh Valley Planning Commission staff. Evaluation of regional in the Transportation Improvement Program are considered high-priority, transportation projects was based upon established federal and regional having phases of work started/completed during the four-year Program goals of safety, asset management, equity and environmental justice, timeframe. freight movement and economic vitality, congestion reduction, and overall cost effectiveness, considering the available budget. The budget for the mid-range element consists of $815,772,065. It is comprised of projects that were programmed to be started, but not Projects and plans included in the Long-Range Transportation Plan are completed, during the 2019-2022 TIP timeframe, as well as projects listed separated by type and year of expenditure. The short- and mid-range on the State Transportation Commission’s 2019 Twelve Year Program. elements of the Long-Range Transportation Plan depict road, rail and The Twelve Year Program projects are selected by a 15-member board of trail projects as one category, bridge projects as another category, and elected and appointed officials, chaired by the Secretary of Transportation. transit projects as the final category. Projects selected for inclusion into The Twelve Year Program project list is determined by anticipated project the long-range element are listed under the following project categories: completion timetables, goals and targets for infrastructure through a bridge projects, traffic management projects, roadway reconstruction/ policy-driven decision process based upon performance conditions and modernization/automation projects, roadway expansion projects, multi-use statewide asset needs. trail and bicycle facility projects, pedestrian facility projects, safe routes to school projects, and transit projects. The long-range element covers years 13 through 25, calculated using a 3% annual inflation rate. The long-range element budget consists of $1,129,917,935 and is comprised of projects programmed, but not completed, during the State Transportation Commission’s Twelve Year Program, as well as candidate projects or plans selected from the FutureLV: Open Call for Plans and Projects list. FutureLV: The Regional Plan LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN ROAD, RAIL, TRAIL PROJECTS 2019-2022 2023-2030 2031-2045 ROAD, RAIL, TRAIL PROJECTS 2019-2022 2023-2030 2031-2045 Project Short- Mid- Long- Project Short- Mid- Long- Project MunicipalityMunicipality County Sponsor Range Range Range Project MunicipalityMunicipality County Sponsor Range Range Range State Route 309 & Tilghman State Route 248 Realignment - Intersection Reconstruction - Realigns Route 248 through the Pennsylvania Involves reconstruction and borough to eliminate difficult truck Bath Borough N Department of $5,428,100 upgrade of State Route 309/ turning issues Transportation Tilghman Street Interchange. Also South Pennsylvania includes replacement and Whitehall L Department of $65,121,365 US 22 Resurface - Highway Whitehall, Pennsylvania rehabilitation of State Route 22 Township Transportation resurface from State Route 309 to South Whitehall Department of $5,407,500 Bridge over State Route 309 and L 15th Street Townships Transportation roadway drainage improvements, base repair and overlay US 22 - Highway resurface/resto- Hanover, ration from 25th Street to Farmers- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania US 22 Widening - Highway Pennsylvania South Whitehall, ville Road, including William Penn Palmer N Department of $5,150,000 widening to six lanes from 15th Department of Whitehall L $26,148,110 $219,381,200 Highway and State Route 33 Townships Transportation Street to Airport Road Transportation Townships interchanges State Route 100 Reconstruction - Upper Pennsylvania FedEx Ground Roadway Improve- From Industrial Boulevard to Macungie L Department of $19,131,090 ments - State Route 987 (Airport Road) to be widened to three lanes Tilghman Street Township Transportation Pennsylvania southbound from north of City Line Hanover Department of Road to Route 22, extending onto Township L $5,000,000 Transportation State Route 222 Schantz & State the Route 22 westbound ramp, with Route 863 Improvements - intersection improvements at Postal Improve safety and traffic opera- Road, Avenue A and City Line Road tions and mobility at the State Route 222/State Route 0863 (Independent Upper Pennsylvania MacArthur Road Resurface - Road)/State Route 3012 (Schantz Macungie Department of $15,000,000 Pennsylvania L Highway resurface of MacArthur Whitehall Road) intersection. Eliminate Township Transportation Department of $4,933,190 Road from Grape Street to State Township L structural deficiency of the bridges Route 329 Transportation on State Route 3012 and State Route 222. Scoped as a roundabout Highway recon- Linden Street - Pennsylvania project struction on State Route 3015 City of Department of $4,775,461 $3,014,491 (Linden Street) from Elizabeth Bethlehem N Transportation State Route 309 Resurface - Avenue to Washington Avenue Includes pavement restoration from Walbert Avenue to Shankweiler US 22 Section 400 - Phase 2 Road. Also, reconstruction of North Whitehall, Pennsylvania (Lehigh River Bridge) - Recon- Orefield Road & State Route 309 South Whitehall L Department of $14,056,285 Hanover, Pennsylvania struct US 22/Fullerton Interchange intersection to accommodate truck Townships Transportation Whitehall Department of and major rehabilitation/widening of L $4,168,837 turning movements & signal Townships Transportation the US 22 Lehigh River Bridge to replacement improve safety and congestion Lehigh Race Street Intersection - Involves signalization of Race Delivery Consultant Assistance - Street/Lehigh Street, Race Street/ Pennsylvania Consultant assistance for design Catasauqua Pennsylvania Front Street, and Race Street/Sec- Department of $7,118,650 aspects of approved Transportation Borough L Various Department of $4,000,000 ond Street intersections. Conver- Transportation Improvement Program projects, L N Transportation sion of Front and Second streets to including highway, bridge and two-way streets transportation alternative projects LVTS Congestion Mitigation Air Route 145 Safety Improvements - Pennsylvania Quality-LANTA Flex - The replace- Safety improvements including Various Department of ment of ten diesel buses with L N $3,840,000 milling, overlaying, accessibility Transportation ramps, restripe-protected left turn compressed natural gas buses Pennsylvania bays at signals, aligning opposing City of Department of $6,575,095 $1,876,530 left turns, two-way left turn signals, Allentown L LVTS Urban Intelligent Transpor- Transportation tation System - Installation of and access management features Pennsylvania on State Route 145 (Fourth Street/- Variable Message Signs (VMS) and Closed Circuit Television Cameras Various L Department of $3,685,315 Susquehanna Street) from Emaus Transportation Avenue to W. Wyoming Street (CCTV) at various locations along US 22 US 22 - Farmersville Road to State Route 512 - Resurface/resto- Pennsylvania US 22 Resurface - Roadway South Whitehall, Pennsylvania ration of US 22 from Farmersville Bethlehem resurface from State Route 309 to Department of $6,170,620 $2,878,500 Upper Macungie L Department of $3,553,420 $5,064,965 Road to State Route 512, and State Township N I-78 Townships Transportation Route 191 and State Route 512 Transportation interchange ramps LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN ROAD, RAIL, TRAIL PROJECTS 2019-2022 2023-2030 2031-2045 ROAD, RAIL, TRAIL PROJECTS 2019-2022 2023-2030 2031-2045 Project Short- Mid- Long- Project Short- Mid- Long- Project MunicipalityMunicipality County Sponsor Range Range Range Project MunicipalityMunicipality County Sponsor Range Range Range State Route 29 - Shimersville Hill State Route 29/Cedar Crest Pennsylvania Safety - Safety improvements on Boulevard - Adaptive signal Salisbury State Route
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