Transportation in Pennsylvania is facing a crisis. The U.S. Department of Transportation rejected Pennsylvania's application to toll I-80,
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creating an immediate $472 million hole in the state’s transportation budget. Over the life of Act 44 that means a loss of $60 billion that will not be available to help rebuild and restore aging roads, bridges and public transit systems across the state.
If no additional money is provided to replace these funds, over the next four years, 12 percent of state-owned roads in need of repair will not be fixed. Nearly 450 structurally deficient bridges will not be repaired. Nearly 2.5 million drivers rely on these roads and bridges each year.
More than half of the state’s 38 public transit systems will feel the pinch of this financial hole because at least $927 million in planned capital projects will not be able to get underway – affecting the safe and convenient passage by tens of thousands of passengers who make more than 40 million trips on these 25 systems annually.
In addition, to the Act 44 funding gap, the latest Pennsylvania Transportation Advisory Committee report shows the commonwealth needs to invest an additional $3.5 billion annually from federal, state and local sources to meet current infrastructure maintenance needs.
Without additional funding, Pennsylvania will have no choice but to delay or cancel transportation improvements in every county -- putting safety, convenience and on-time delivery on the back burner. The longer improvements are idled, the higher the cost to Pennsylvania taxpayers to fix them in the future.
The Bridges are Crumbling
The Roads are in Poor Condition
Transit Riders Face Fare Increases & Disruptions
Interactive Map of Impacted Projects
