2022 ANNUAL LIST OF OBLIGATED
PROJECTS + ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Introduction
The Lehigh Valley Transportation Study (LVTS) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Lehigh and Northampton counties. MPOs are federally mandated transportation planning organizations responsible for transportation policy-making. Their operations are federally funded. MPOs collect data, analyze trends, assess needs, and determine priorities to identify current and future transportation projects. MPOs are responsible for completing a variety of transportation planning activities, plans and programs. Some such examples include:
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
The high-priority list of highway, bridge, public transportation, bicycle and pedestrian projects to be implemented with federal funds over next four years.
LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Represents the long-term vision of the region's infrastructure, covering a period of at least 20 years.
The completion and adoption of these documents, among others, ensures that the Lehigh Valley remains eligible to receive federal financial assistance to fund infrastructure improvements.
2022 Obligated Projects
This listing shows all money obligated for highway, bridge, transit, bicycle and pedestrian projects within Lehigh and Northampton counties Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 . The use of federal transportation funding is authorized by the current multi-year transportation bill approved by Congress and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). It allows the US Secretary of Transportation to authorize funding to Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) across the US, through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Federal funding is then allocated to states based primarily on population data from the US Census Bureau. State allocations are then distributed to individual MPOs and Rural Planning Organizations (RPOs) based on formulas developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and representatives of MPOs and RPOs. These formulas take into account population, vehicle miles traveled, truck vehicle miles traveled, roadway surface conditions, lane miles, structurally deficient bridges, all bridges and the region’s air quality classification.
Distribution of federal and state transportation funds are limited to specific funding categories. Each category has access to different restricted pots, or buckets, of money. Those buckets of money include:
- Special Federal Funds — They’re earmarked by members of Congress for specific projects that were allocated under previous transportation funding bills.
- Surface Transportation Program — This is flexible funding that may be used by states and localities for projects to preserve and improve the conditions and performance on any Federal-aid highway, bridge and tunnel projects on any public road, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and transit capital projects, including intercity bus terminals. This program includes Surface Transportation Program - Urban funds for use in urbanized areas.
- Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Urban/Transportation Alternatives Program/Surface Transportation Enhancements/Safe Routes to Schools funding — These classes of funding funnel money to “transportation enhancement” projects that improve the network for bicycles, pedestrians and other non-motorized forms of transportation, including off-road trails and bicycle education programs.
- Highway Safety Improvement Program — These funds go to features that promote safety and reduce crashes, such as guiderails, traffic signals, signage, rumble strips, etc.
- Bridge On Network Funds — This money is used for the rehabilitation, replacement or preservation of bridges that are greater than 20 feet in length and located on roads eligible for federal financial aid.
- Bridge Off Network — This money is for bridges greater than 20 feet in length and located on roads not eligible for federal funds.
- Congestion Mitigation Air Quality — This money is for projects that reduce emissions and improve air quality in areas designated as not meeting air quality standards, including the Lehigh Valley.
- National Highway Performance Program — Funds for federally eligible highway and bridge projects on roads on the National Highway System, excluding Interstate System roads.
- Federal Flood Funds — Special federal funds used to mitigate storm impacts to infrastructure.
- 5339 Funds — Federal grants to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities, including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities.
- 5307/5340 Funds — Goes to urbanized areas for transit capital and operating assistance in urbanized areas and for transportation-related planning.
- 35B0 Funds — Donor State Bonus Urbanized Funds (DON) currently utilized as Surface Transportation Program - Urban Funds.
- Equity Bonus — Provides funding to States based on equity considerations.
- Bridge Investment Program — Provides funding for the replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection or construction of highway bridges over 20 feet in length.
The following table indicates where federal money was spent on the transportation projects in 2022. It also includes future financial programming that reflect changes to anticipated project funding.
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2022 Deobligated Projects
The following table indicates where federal money was programmed greater than actual project costs in FFY 2022. It also indicates that future financial programming is not necessary. The federal money allocated to these projects is then applied to other projects in need of investment.
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2022 FUNDING OBLIGATIONS SUMMARY
2022 Funding Obligations Summary
The following two tables indicate the amount of money spent in each federal category and project phase
Funds Obligated by Funding Category
Funding Category
Number of Projects
Funds Obligated
Percent of Total Funds
National Highway Performance Program
17
$36,275,733
35.1%
National Highway System
2
$1,600
0.002%
Highway Safety Improvement Program
12
$4,968,515
4.8%
Surface Transportation Program
14
$5,070,283
4.9%
Surface Transportation Program - Urban
19
$19,592,767
19.0%
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
11
$7,221,752
7.0%
Federal Flood
4
$933,630
0.9%
Transportation Alternatives (TAP)
3
$888,137
0.9%
Transportation Alternatives (TAP) - Urban
4
$1,255,937
1.2%
Bridge Off System
12
$10,058,970
9.7%
Bridge Investment Program
4
$16,518,000
16.0%
Highway - Rail Grade Crossing Safety
1
$436,676
0.4%
TOTAL
103
$103,222,000
100%
Funds Obligated by Project Phase of Work
Phase Category
Number of Projects
Funds Obligated
Percent of Total Funds
Preliminary Engineering
15
$2,377,572
2.3%
Final Design
12
$8,917,133
8.6%
Right of Way
17
$6,883,270
6.7%
Utility Relocation
11
$2,247,312
2.2%
Construction
47
$82,371,451
79.8%
Study
1
$425,262
0.4%
TOTAL
103
$103,222,000
100%
2022 FUNDING DEOBLIGATIONS SUMMARY
2022 Funding Deobligations Summary
The following two tables indicate where federal money was programmed for $8.4 million greater than actual project costs, by funding categories and the project phases that came in under budget.
Funds Deobligated by Funding Category
Funding Category
Number of Projects
Funds Deobligated
Percent of Total Funds
National Highway Performance Program
6
-$182,313
2.3%
National Highway System
3
-$2,122,185
26.6%
Highway Safety Improvement Program
1
-$185,762
2.3%
Surface Transportation Program
4
-$486,552
6.1%
Surface Transportation Program - Urban
4
-$2,393,234
30.0%
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
3
-$329,890
4.1%
Federal Flood
1
-$5,728
0.1%
Transportation Alternatives (TAP)
2
-$60,492
0.8%
Transportation Alternatives (TAP) - Urban
3
-$64,822
0.8%
Bridge Off System
3
-$234,683
2.9%
Bridge On/Off System
1
-$37,235
0.5%
Equity Bonus
1
-$1,869,539
23.5%
TOTAL
32
-$7,972,435
100%
Funds Deobligated by Project Phase of Work
Phase Category
Number of Projects
Funds Deobligated
Percent of Total Funds
Preliminary Engineering
4
-$103,566
1.3%
Final Design
5
-$566,802
7.1%
Right of Way
3
-$2,001,647
25.1%
Utility Relocation
2
-$36,896
0.5%
Construction
18
-$5,263,524
66.0%
TOTAL
32
-$7,972,435
100%
2022 LANTA LISTING OF OBLIGATED PROJECTS
2021-2022 Listing of Obligated Projects
The following table includes federal spending on projects by type for the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA), towards investments into public transit.
Funds Projects
Federal Fund
Category
Federal Funds
Awarded
Federal Funds Remaining
Revenue Rolling Stock - Under 30 Foot Buses
5310
$402,253
$402,253
Preventive Maintenance
5307
$5,100,000
$5,100,000
Non Fixed Route ADA Paratransit Service
5307
$963,653
$963,653
Acquire - Finance Software
5307
$157,526
$157,526
LANTA Security Contractor Services
5307
$360,000
$360,000
Bus Shelters
5339
$149,600
$149,600
Acquire - Misc Support Equipment -Maintenance DPF
5307
$23,344
$0
Rehab/Renovate - Storage Facility Painting
5307
$31,938
$11,056
Rehab/Renovate - Allentown Yards and Shops
5307
$18,844
$0
Rehab/Renovate - Easton Yards and Shops
5307
$12,908
$0
Transit Asset Management Facility Condition Assessment
5307
$28,000
$25,849
Final Design - Bethlehem Transportation Center (BTC)
5339
$80,000
$48,365
Bus Farebox Operator Control (OCU) Replacement
5339
$84,473
$8,180
Acquire - Misc Support Equipment - Maintenance Information System (MIS) Upgrade
5339
$34,480
$12
TOTAL
$7,447,019
$7,226,494
2022 Accomplishments
103
Obligated Projects
$103.2 Million
Invested
32
Deobligated Projects
$8 Million
Saved
In total, more than $103.2 million was invested – or obligated – in 2022 to advance 103 projects across the region. Most of the money, over $82 million, was spent on construction with the rest being spent in the pre-construction phases. In addition, roughly $8 million was saved – or deobligated – on projects that were reduced or came in under budget. That savings is eligible to be committed to other projects listed in the Lehigh Valley’s $2.5 billion Long-Range Transportation Plan. Detailed below are several key projects that were completed in the Lehigh Valley in 2022.
Chestnut Street over Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge
Project: Replacement of the bridge carrying Route 29 over the Reading Railroad
Where: Borough of Emmaus and Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County
Status: Completed 10/27/2021
Cost: $14,409,445
Owner: PennDOT
Tilghman Street over Lehigh River & Railroad
Project: Rehabilitation of the bridge carrying Tilghman Street (Route 1002) over the Lehigh River and Corman Railroad
Where: City of Allentown, Lehigh County
Status: Completed 09/13/2022
Cost: $35,230,700
Owner: PennDOT
Route 22 Resurfacing 15th Street to Route 309
Project: Highway resurfacing of Route 22 from Route 309 to 15th Street
Where: South Whitehall and Whitehall Townships, Lehigh County
Status: Completed 08/24/2022
Cost: $14,830,325
Owner: PennDOT
Race Street Resurface
Project: Resurface of Race Street (Route 1004) from First Avenue in Catasauqua Borough to Airport Road in Hanover Township
Where: Catasauqua Borough and Hanover Township, Lehigh County
Status: Completed 01/25/2022
Cost: $1,341,291
Owner: PennDOT
FedEx Ground Roadway Improvements
Project: This project extends along Airport Road (Route 987) from north of City Line Road to the north side of Route 987 and Route 22 Interchange in Allen and Hanover Townships, Lehigh County. To mitigate impacts from the proposed FedEx Ground facility, Route 987 was widened to three lanes southbound within the project limits and intersection improvements were made at Postal Road (T-633)/Avenue A and City Line Road.
Where: Allen, Bethlehem and Hanover Townships, Lehigh County
Status: Completed 01/08/2022
Cost: $5,000,000
Owner: PennDOT
Route 22 Resurfacing 309 to I-78 Split
Project: Roadway resurfacing of Route 22 from the Route 309 Interchange to the Interstate 78/Route 22 Split
Where: Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County
Status: Completed 08/24/2022
Cost: $6,229,330
Owner: PennDOT
Route 3022 from Old 22 to Main Street
Project: Resurfacing and guide rail upgrades to Route 3022 (Old Route 22)
Where: Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County
Status: Completed 12/21/2021
Cost: $2,064,377
Owner: PennDOT
Lehigh Valley Transportation Study (LVTS)
High Friction Surface 2021
Project: Installation of High Friction Surface treatments at various locations in Lehigh and Northampton Counties.
Where: Various Municipalities, Lehigh and Northampton County
Status: Completed 11/03/2021
Cost: $400,000
Owner: PennDOT
Route 22 Resurface - 15th St to MacArthur Rd
Project: Resurfacing of State Route 22 from 15th Street to Route 145 (MacArthur Road)
Where: Whitehall Township, Lehigh County
Status: Completed 06/30/2022
Cost: $4,494,835
Owner: PennDOT
Palm Road Scour Repairs
Project: Preventative maintenance to the Route 2020 (Palm Road) bridge over Hosensack Creek
Where: Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County
Status: Completed 06/10/2022
Cost: $247,845
Owner: PennDOT
Route 512 Resurface S. Main St to Route 611
Project: Resurfacing Route 512 (Bill Scott Boulevard, Central Avenue and Mount Bethel Highway) from Main Street in Bangor Borough through East Bangor Borough to Route 611
Where: Bangor and East Bangor Boroughs, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County
Status: Completed 8/20/2021
Cost: $3,254,256
Owner: PennDOT
Lehigh Valley Transportation Study (LVTS) Bridge Preserve & Repair 5
Project: Bridge preservation and rehabilitation contract for various bridges in Lehigh and Northampton Counties
Where: Various Municipalities, Lehigh and Northampton County
Status: Completed 04/12/2022
Cost: $3,948,076
Owner: PennDOT
Lehigh Valley Transportation Study (LVTS) Bridge Overlay Bundle
Project: This project involves the latex modified concrete overlay of various bridge decks in Lehigh and Northampton Counties
Where: Various Municipalities, Lehigh and Northampton County
Status: Completed 06/10/2022
Cost: $3,794,485
Owner: PennDOT
Hellertown Main Street Pedestrian
Project: Bicycle and pedestrian safety improvement including Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant ramps, crosswalks, bump outs and bus shelter along Main Street (Route 412) at Thomas Street
Where: Hellertown Borough, Northampton County
Status: Completed 11/30/2021
Cost: $992,427
Owner: Borough of Hellertown
Route 1004 over Tributary to Oughoughton Creek
Project: Replacement of the Route 1004 bridge over tributary to Oughoughton Creek
Where: Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County
Status: Completed 09/28/2022
Cost: $1,048,512
Owner: PennDOT
Freemansburg National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Clean Up
Project: Mitigation of Erosion and Sediment deficiencies to close out National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) clean-up for Freemansburg Avenue/Route 33 project
Where: Bethlehem Township, Northampton County
Status: Completed 06/10/2022
Cost: $76,495
Owner: PennDOT
Meadows Road Bridge Removal (County Bridge 15)
Project: Removal of the Meadows Road Bridge
Where: Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County
Status: Completed 07/18/2022
Cost: $235,215
Owner: Northampton County
Heavy Duty Bus Purchase
Project: Three heavy duty buses were delivered and placed into service
Where: Various Municipalities, Lehigh and Northampton County
Status: Completed FFY 2022
Cost: $1,737,868
Owner: LANTA
Heavy Duty Bus Purchase
Project: Seven heavy duty buses were delivered and placed into service
Where: Various Municipalities, Lehigh and Northampton County
Status: Completed FFY 2022
Cost: $2,496,182
Owner: LANTA
Purchase Van/Minibuses
Project: Ten vehicles were delivered and placed into service
Where: Various Municipalities, Lehigh and Northampton County
Status: Completed FFY 2022
Cost: $962,690
Owner: LANTA
PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION/LET*
Project Title
Project Description
Where
Owner
Total
State Route 100
Roadway reconstruction from Industrial Boulevard to Tilghman Street. The project will include overlay on the Interstate 78 ramps.
Upper Macungie Township
(Lehigh County)
PennDOT
$24,995,557
Project is to improve safety and traffic operations and mobility at the US Route 222/SR 0863 (Independent Road) / SR 3012 (Schantz Road) intersection through installation of a roundabout. Approach widening on US Route 222 will be undertaken to provide sufficient capacity through the roundabout. In addition, the project will provide safe crossings of the tributary to Schafer Run by eliminating the structural deficiency of the bridges on SR 3012 (Schantz Road) and US Route 222.
State Route 222, State Route 863 and Schantz Road
Upper Macungie Township
(Lehigh County)
PennDOT
$23,735,231
Wire Mill Bridge
Replacement/rehabilitation of the Wire Mill Bridge that carries Lehigh Street (SR 145) over the Little Lehigh Creek
City of Allentown
(Lehigh County)
PennDOT
$7,239,184
Walnut Street Bridge
Replacement of the bridge that carries South Walnut Street over Trout Creek
Slatington Borough
(Lehigh County)
PennDOT
$9,868,840
Easton Two Way St. Conversion
This project will take four one-way streets (2nd Street, Spring Garden Street, 4th Street, and Ferry Street), which currently direct traffic in a counter-clockwise motion around Easton's Center Square, and make these roads two-way streets. This change will facilitate traffic movement in Easton's Central Business District
City of Easton
(Northampton County)
PennDOT
$2,890,374
Lehigh Valley Freeway Service Patrol
Funding for two roaming tow trucks to respond quickly to incidents on Interstate 78. The service limits are from State Route 100 to the Route 309 split and I-78/US Route 22 (at State Route 100) to US Route 22/Route 33
Various Municipalities
(Lehigh and
Northampton County)
PennDOT
$582,800
D&L Trail Catasauqua to Canal Park
Construction of D&L Trail segment in the Borough of Catasauqua, Lehigh County, and Hanover Township, Northampton County, from the Northampton County line to Canal Park along the old D&L tow path.
Catasauqua Borough and Hanover Township
(Lehigh County)
PennDOT
$728,832
Fountain Hill Pedestrian Enhancement
Upgrades to pedestrian ramps and intersection crossings of Broadway (SR 2002) and Delaware Ave.
Fountain Hill Borough
(Lehigh County)
PennDOT
$203,829
Mill Road over Trib to Saucon Creek
Replacement/rehabilitation of the SR 2024 (Mill Road) bridge over Trib to Saucon Creek
Upper Saucon Township(Lehigh County)
PennDOT
$1,950,045
Geiger's Covered Bridge Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of Geiger's Covered Bridge (Old Packhouse Road) over Jordan Creek
North Whitehall Township
(Lehigh County)PennDOT
$400,000
Bridge Overlay Bundle #2
Bridge overlays and other preventative maintenance activities of various structures in Lehigh and Northampton counties.
Various Municipalities
(Lehigh and
Northampton County)
PennDOT
$2,499,995
22 from Farmersville Rd to 512
Resurfacing/restoration of US Route 22 from Farmersville Road to the SR 512 mainline and restoration of the SR 191 and SR 512 Interchange ramps including replacing all existing guiderail with new MASH compliant guiderail and providing maintenance repairs and overlays to the five US 22 overpass structures along the corridor.
Bethlehem and Hanover Townships
(Northampton County)
PennDOT
$24,099,476
SR 611 Resurface - Bucks Co Line to Browns Dr.
Resurfacing PA 611 from Bucks County line to T-396 (Browns Drive)
Williams Township
(Northampton County)
PennDOT
$3,224,381
Amazon Offsite Improvements
Improvements to existing signalized intersections along SR 1002 (Main Street) at Van Buren Road (T-516) in Palmer Township and at SR 1002 (Uhler Road) at both Bushkill Drive (SR 2019) and Sullivan Trail (SR 2025) in Forks Township. Approximately 0.6 mile extension to the existing through lanes at Main Street and Van Buren Road.
Palmer and Forks Townships
(Northampton County)
PennDOT
$5,000,000
Country Club Road over US 22
Replacement of the bridge that carries Country Club Road (SR 2031) over US Route 22
Bethlehem Township
(Northampton County)
PennDOT
$5,785,188
*D&L Trail Catasauqua to Canal Park
Construction of D&L Trail segment in the Borough of Catasauqua, Lehigh County, and Hanover Township, Northampton County, from the Northampton County line to Canal Park along the old D&L tow path
Borough of Catasauqua and Hanover Township
(Lehigh County)
Lehigh County
$728,832
*Fountain Hill Pedestrian Enhancement
Upgrades to pedestrian ramps and intersection crossings at Broadway (SR 2002) and Delaware Avenue
Borough of Fountain Hill
(Lehigh County)
Borough of Fountain Hill
$203,829
*Mill Road over Trib to Saucon Creek
Replacement/rehabilitation of the SR 2024 (Mill Road) bridge over Trib to Saucon Creek
Upper Saucon Township
(Lehigh County)
PennDOT
$1,232,300
*Geiger's Covered Bridge Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of Geiger's Covered Bridge (Old Packhouse Road) over Jordan Creek
North Whitehall Township
(Lehigh County)
North Whitehall Township
$400,000
*Easton Two Way St Conversions
This project will take four one-way streets (2nd Street, Spring Garden Street, 4th Street, and Ferry Street), which currently direct traffic in a counter-clockwise motion around Easton's Center Square, and make these roads two-way streets. This change will facilitate traffic movement in Easton's Central Business District
City of Easton
(Northampton County)
PennDOT
$1,987,190
*Bridge Overlay Bundle #2
Bridge overlays and other preventative maintenance activities of various structures in Lehigh and Northampton counties.
Various Municipalities
(Lehigh and
Northampton Counties
PennDOT
$2,499,995
*State Route 22 from Farmersville Rd to 512
Highway resurfacing/restoration of US Route 22 from Farmersville Road to the SR 512 mainline and restoration of the SR 191 and SR 512 Interchange ramps including replacing all existing guiderail with new MASH compliant guiderail and providing maintenance repairs and overlays to the five US 22 overpass structures along the corridor.
Bethlehem and Hanover Townships
(Northampton County)
PennDOT
$22,991,591
*SR 611 Resurface - Bucks Co Line to Browns Drive
Resurfacing PA 611 from Bucks County line to T-396 (Browns Drive)
Lower Saucon and Williams Townships
(Northampton County)PennDOT
$3,224,381
*Amazon Offsite Improvements
Improvements to existing signalized intersections along SR 1002 (Main Street) at Van Buren Road (T-516) in Palmer Township and at SR 1002 (Uhler Road) at both Bushkill Drive (SR 2019) and Sullivan Trail (SR 2025) in Forks Township. Approximately 0.6 mile extension to the existing through lanes at Main Street and Van Buren Road.
Forks and Palmer Townships
(Northampton County)
Amazon
$5,000,000
*Country Club Road over US 22
3rd and 4th Street pedestrian improvements including sidewalk, ADA ramps, crosswalks, and other miscellaneous construction
City of Bethlehem
(Northampton County)Bethlehem Township
$5,225,245
* Definition of LET: LET is the process making TIP construction and maintenance projects available for bid proposals.
Any Questions?
Contact the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission/Lehigh Valley Transportation Study
961 Marcon Boulevard, Suite 310
Allentown, PA 18109
Phone: 610-264-4544
Email: planning@lvpc.org