Project will widen Route 228 in Adams
ADAMS TWP — Residents and officials packed the township municipal building Thursday for an open house presenting PennDOT's Route 228 Railroad Bridge West Expansion project.
The project would widen Route 228 between the intersection with Franklin Road and a little past Beaver Street Extension. The project would add lanes and traffic signals in anticipation of growing traffic and safety demands.
State project manager Mark Rozich said PennDOT hopes to begin the project in 2022, but officials have yet to secure the $105 million in funding needed.
“We're moving this project forward in the hopes Butler County Commissioners get a federal grant,” he said. “We're preparing to have a plan ready to build in 2022 assuming we get the money.”
Commissioners applied for a $68 million INFRA grant earlier this month from the U.S. Department of Transportation, and while no official decisions have been made, county Commissioner Kim Geyer said she's optimistic that it will be approved.
“Our application seems to be scoring high,” Geyer said. “We expect to hear back in mid-July.”
She said the rest of the money will be raised through state and local grants and matching funds.
Once the funds are raised, Rozich said the project would take about three years to complete from the starting date.
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