Lycoming County Receives Road and Bridge Safety Improvement Award Second Year in a Row
News Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024
Lycoming County bundled together bridge replacements from 17 different municipalities into a single project with the county as project manager.
For the second year in a row, Lycoming County was named the winner of the Road and Bridge Safety Improvement Award Program, presented by PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Highway Information Association (PHIA). Representatives from Lycoming County received the award at the CCAP Annual Conference in Gettysburg this month.
Lycoming County bundled together bridge replacements from 17 different municipalities into a single project with the county as project manager. This not only allowed for a more efficient administration of the projects, but allowed bridges to be grouped together by type and location to deliver in a more effective manner than would be possible by doing them as 17 separate replacements. The project was 95% funded through a Pennsylvania Infrastructure Bank (PIB) loan that will be repaid through Act 89 $5 Fee for Local Use funds.
The award recognizes the best road safety or bridge improvement projects undertaken across the state. All entries are assessed on safety, resource innovation, benefits of improvements, and cooperation.
The Lycoming County commissioners released a joint statement on winning the award:
“The Lycoming County commissioners would like to recognize and thank Austin Daily, Sal Vitko, and Scott Williams for their knowledge, expertise, vision and leadership skills with the help of Mark Murawski. We are excited that Lycoming County is receiving the Road and Bridge Safety Improvement award for the second consecutive year. We are absolutely thrilled our staff has been credited with this award and praise the hard work they put in daily in making Lycoming County the place to live.”
Lycoming County bundled together bridge replacements from 17 different municipalities into a single project with the county as project manager. This not only allowed for a more efficient administration of the projects, but allowed bridges to be grouped together by type and location to deliver in a more effective manner than would be possible by doing them as 17 separate replacements. The project was 95% funded through a Pennsylvania Infrastructure Bank (PIB) loan that will be repaid through Act 89 $5 Fee for Local Use funds.
The award recognizes the best road safety or bridge improvement projects undertaken across the state. All entries are assessed on safety, resource innovation, benefits of improvements, and cooperation.
The Lycoming County commissioners released a joint statement on winning the award:
“The Lycoming County commissioners would like to recognize and thank Austin Daily, Sal Vitko, and Scott Williams for their knowledge, expertise, vision and leadership skills with the help of Mark Murawski. We are excited that Lycoming County is receiving the Road and Bridge Safety Improvement award for the second consecutive year. We are absolutely thrilled our staff has been credited with this award and praise the hard work they put in daily in making Lycoming County the place to live.”