Planned Transportation Spending

Pennsylvania

An examination Pennsylvania’s 2009-2012 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program reveals that transit projects* *** account for the largest chunk of planned spending (33 percent). Bridge maintenance/replacement projects follow, comprising 28 percent of the STIP. Road maintenance/minor widening projects make up 20 percent of the planned expenditures. Projects categorized as “other”** and new road capacity projects each account for 6 percent of the spending. Safety projects make up 5 percent. Bicycle/pedestrian projects comprise 2 percent. Bridge capacity expansion projects and road or bridge projects with bicycle/pedestrian components (such as adding sidewalks when reconstructing a roadway) both make up less than 1 percent of the planned spending.

Proposed Spending, FY 2009-2012

Project Type Cost (Millions)
Total $21,203.14
Bridge Maintenance/Replacement $5,913.37
Road Maintenance/Minor Widening $4,158.82
Road/Bridge Project with Bike/Ped Components $61.43
New Road Capacity $1,184.15
Transit* *** $7,022.42
Bicycle/Pedestrian $408.42
Safety $1,100.65
Bridge Capacity Expansion $119.39
Other $1,234.49

* Transit total does not include $1,135.97 million in funds identified as “operating assistance.”
** The Pennsylvania STIP lists $5,222.50 million in various “reserve” projects. Where the outcome of the project could be determined — e.g. road reconstruction reserve, bridge replacement reserve, transit reserve — the project was classified in the appropriate category. Where the outcome of the reserve funds was not clear, the project was classified as “other.”
*** Transit reserves for 2013 and 2014, totaling $1,908.56 million, are included in transit component.

Percentage of STIP by project type

  • bmr
    28
    Bridge Maintenance/Replacement
  • rmmw
    20
    Road Maintenance/Minor Widening
  • rbbp
    1
    Road/Bridge Project with Bike/Ped Components
  • nrc
    6
    New Road Capacity
  • tran
    33
    Transit
  • bp
    2
    Bicycle/Pedestrian
  • sfty
    5
    Safety
  • bce
    1
    Bridge Capacity Expansion
  • othr
    6
    Other
All percentages rounded