At a Glance

  • The State Transportation Commission (STC) approved a plan on August 6 to inject$90 billion in funding。
  • into the state's infrastructure projects over the next 12 years. According to the announcement, the funds will be used for improvements to roads, bridges, transit systems, airports, rail, and active transportation. The state government said the funding represents an increase of more than 3% over the 2025 version of the 12-year plan, which the STC is required by law to submit every two years.
  • After the commission's approval, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will submit the plan to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for review. The FHWA will work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assess whether the plan meets air quality requirements.

In-Depth Analysis

Since Governor Josh Shapiro took office in 2023, the state has improved 21,291 miles of roads statewide and advanced work on 1,931 state and local bridges, PennDOT Press Secretary Alexis Campbell told Construction Dive via email.

The plan is set to begin on October 1. In the first four years of the plan, the state expects to invest:

  • $16.9 billion for state highway and bridge projects;
  • $12.9 billion for public transit;
  • $367 million for multimodal projects;
  • $240 million for rail freight;
  • $154 million for aviation.

The state's plan comes as broader infrastructure funding remains uncertain due to the upcoming expiration of the federalInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Acton September 30.

The U.S. Senate passed a temporary budget reconciliation bill on August 8 that would fund the federal government through December 11 andprovide funding for surface transportation projects nationwide。

Some sectors of U.S. infrastructure are showing strong activity, withrail projectsandwater infrastructure projectsshowing particularly strong momentum.

Campbell said the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has played a key role in advancing these infrastructure projects. As of the announcement, the state was still awaiting funding.

"We are currently waiting on federal reauthorization of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which expires in September 2026. The 12-Year Program (TYP) assumes federal funding will continue but will remain at 2026 levels and stay flat across the years of the program," Campbell wrote.