Senator Santarsiero Announces $8.5 Million in Liquid Fuel Distributions to Municipalities
BUCKS COUNTY − March 3, 2020 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) has announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is committing $487.5 million in liquid fuel payments for the maintenance of roads and bridges in municipalities across the Commonwealth.
Twenty-seven municipalities in Senate District 10 will be receiving a portion of PennDOT’s annual distribution, totaling $8,471,160.64, which will assist with expenses related to municipality-owned highways and bridges, such as snow removal or repaving. The Senate District 10 municipalities, as well as their allocated funds, are as follows:
- Bedminster Township – $328,372.23
- Buckingham Township – $730,860.35
- Doylestown Township – $596,604.56
- East Rockhill Township – $188,176.65
- Falls Township – $944,743.96
- Haycock Township – $112,372.64
- Hilltown Township – $568,963.30
- Lower Makefield Township – $1,072,019.95
- New Britain Township – $409,669.60
- Newtown Township – $594,866.14
- Plumstead Township – $473,938.76
- Solebury Township – $391,538.22
- Upper Makefield Township – $336,954.72
- West Rockhill Township – $227,796.79
- Chalfont Borough – $128,149.92
- Doylestown Borough – $254,068.86
- Dublin Borough – $54,656.28
- Morrisville Borough – $253,938.57
- New Britain Borough – $88,541.95
- New Hope Borough – $66,561.35
- Newtown Borough – $71,633.85
- Perkasie Borough – $249,541.16
- Sellersville Borough – $113,733.44
- Silverdale Borough – 24,421.58
- Tullytown Borough – $57,678.14
- Yardley Borough – $69,729.95
- Telford Borough* – $131,627.72
* Half of Telford Borough resides in Montgomery County in Senate District 12.
“The allocation of these funds is vital for the upkeep and maintenance of our public roads and bridges,” said Sen. Santarsiero. “I’m glad to see so many municipalities in Senate District 10 will be benefiting from the program’s increased funding.”
For more information about the Municipal Liquid Fuels (MLF) Program, please visit PennDOT’s website.
Sen. Steve Santarsiero represents the 10th Senatorial District, which includes: Bedminster Township, Buckingham Township, Chalfont, Doylestown, Doylestown Township, Dublin, East Rockhill Township, Falls Township, Haycock Township, Hilltown Township, Lower Makefield Township, Morrisville, New Britain, New Britain Township, New Hope, Newtown, Newtown Township, Perkasie, Plumstead Township, Sellersville, Silverdale, Solebury Township, Telford, Tullytown, Upper Makefield Township, West Rockhill Township, and Yardley.
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