In 2004, Governor Rendell announced a four year, $200 million Home Town Streets and Safe routes to Schools Program in his budget address to Legislature, as part of the Growing Greener Initiative. In 2005, 142 projects totaling $128 million were approved by the State Transportation Commission. The State’s Transportation Improvement Programs include Transportation Enhancement Projects, which consist of twelve different programs including:
- Hometown Streets
- Safe Routes to Schools
- Congested Corridors (funding of replacement of old traffic signals)
- Safety and Education for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
- Acquisition of Scenic Easements and Scenic or Historic Sites
- Scenic or Historic Highways
- Landscaping or Scenic Beautification
- Historic Preservation
- Rehabilitation and Operation of Historic Buildings
- Structures or Facilities
- Preservation of Abandoned Railway Corridors (Rails to Trails)
- Control and Removal of Outdoor Advertising,
- Archeological Planning and Research
- Environmental Mitigation of Runoff Pollution and Provision of Wildlife Connectivity
- Establishment of Transportation Museums
- Rails to Trails Program
Senate Engineering Company has assisted our clients with many of these important programs. Our local municipal project experience in these areas include: Bridge construction and replacement, Hometown Streets, Safe Routes to Schools, Congested Corridors, and Rails to Trails. Our participation in these programs includes: Application completion and submission, Cost and Benefit analysis, Establishing Scope of Work, preparation of environmental documents, ROW Plans, Preparation of Plans Specifications and Engineers Estimates, (PS&E) and providing support services from letting to complete construction administration.