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Murrysville wins $626,000 PennDOT grant for Route 22 signal upgrades; Logan Ferry Bridge design costs top $400,000
Summary
The borough announced a $626,000 PennDOT Multimodal Transportation Fund award to replace the Route 22 adaptive signal system; officials also reported engineering quotes above $400,000 for the Logan Ferry Bridge replacement and said total project costs exceed $2 million.
MURRYSVILLE — Borough staff told council on Jan. 20 that PennDOT has awarded Murrysville a $626,000 Multimodal Transportation Fund grant to replace the adaptive signal system along the Route 22 corridor.
“ We were awarded $626,000 which was the amount we applied for to do the replacement of the adaptive system on the Route 22 Corridor,” Chief Administrator Mike said, describing the adaptive system as the technology that controls and synchronizes traffic signals along Route 22 and at the Old William Penn and Vincent Hall intersections. He said the typical timeline for engineering, specification, procurement and installation is roughly two years.
The grant covers the engineering and replacement of the system but staff warned council the project will require multiple phases. “The timeline on that project, as indicated in the grant application, is around 2 years for, I guess, the engineering, the specs, the the, purchasing, and then installation,” Mike said.
Council also received an update on the Logan Ferry Bridge replacement. Mike said the engineering quote for the bridge design exceeds $400,000. He noted the borough had previously received an LSA grant of about $800,000 and that the project is budgeted in capital reserves at more than $2,000,000, meaning additional funding will be needed to complete the replacement at the current site.
“Every little bit of funding counts, but this is the first step to getting that bridge replaced,” Mike said, adding that engineers concluded removing the bridge and not replacing at the current location was not feasible within the project timeline.
Council members asked staff to continue pursuing funding and to keep the body updated as engineering work and procurement proceed. Staff said it will report back to council if grant terms, schedules or cost estimates change.
The borough did not set project start dates at the meeting and said final timelines will depend on engineering, procurement schedules and additional funding.
