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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Reps.
Presque Isle, Erie County, Pa.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, following support from U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), the U.S. Department of Transportation announced $11,250,000 in grant funding for a project led by Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority to replace the Parade Street slip dock wall in Erie.
In May, Rep. Kelly wrote a letter of support for the project.
MARS, PA -- On Monday, August 19, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT) highlighted the work underway along the Route 228 Corridor Improvement Project, known as "Gateway 228," in Butler County.
BOYERS, PENNSYLVANIA -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) was among the local elected officials and leaders who toured a new multi-million dollar infrastructure project in Boyers, Butler County.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) joined Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Sen.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) introduced The Distribution Transformer Efficiency & Supply Chain Reliability Act of 2024, legislation that aims to bolster the U.S.
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) led the groundbreaking ceremony for the City of Erie's Bayfront Parkway Central Corridor Improvement Project. In 2020, Kelly secured $21 million for the project through a highly competitive BUILD Grant, which is funding from the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) led a letter to U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement about President Biden's decision to release up to 180 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to combat record-high gas prices.
Our infrastructure is strongly interconnected with Americans’ way of life, the U.S. economy, and our national defense. We must reinvest in our country’s infrastructure today to support the cars, planes, and railroads that move goods and services, and the millions of Americans that use federal roads and highways. We must find long-term solutions to make our transportation system safer and more efficient that will grow our economy.
U.S. Department of Transportation - BUILD Grants
Rep. Kelly was proud to support and announce PA-16 was awarded two U.S. Department of Transportation - Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grants for Butler and Erie Counties. These BUILD grants allow Erie and Butler to rebuild our infrastructure for the 21st century economy. These BUILD grants, which are highly competitive, were the only two awarded in Pennsylvania in 2020.
· Butler County received $25 million to fund several improvements to State Route 228. These improvements include widening lanes, adding turning lanes, converting intersections to roundabouts or jug handles, installing ADA ramps, adding multi-use paths, and upgrading signals and pavement markings. Improvements will be made on segments from Lovi Road to Powell Road, Powell Road to Haine School Road, and at the intersection with Three Degree Road.
· Erie County received $21 million to fund improvements to better connect Erie’s central business district to its waterfront including reconstructing three major intersections, removing existing railroad tracks including two at-grade crossing, closing gaps in a multi-use trail network, and constructing a multimodal bridge.