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PennDOT seeks public comment on the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program through June 30

PennDOT seeks public comment on the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program through June 30 before the Draft STIP is then submitted to federal agencies for review and approval. Summary of many Allegheny County projects is included below.

 

What is the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)?

The STIP lists statewide planned projects and assigns funding over a four-year period – with the next iteration dated 2027-2030. The STIP is essentially created by combining the 24 regional Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) that have been adopted by Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) and Rural Planning Organizations (RPO), plus two statewide-managed TIPs (Interstate Management Program TIP and Statewide Initiatives TIP) and the Eastern Federal Lands (EFL) TIP. Combined they create the STIP.

PennDOT submits the draft STIP to the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and the US Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval. It's updated every two years after the regional TIPs are submitted and approved. This STIP makes up the first four years of the 12-Year Program (TYP).

The Draft 2027 STIP that is currently available for public review and comment through June 20, 2026, includes funding from federal, state, local, and private resources over a 4-year period for capital improvements – consisting of a list of prioritized projects/project phases that have been identified for funding by federal fiscal year – including a large number of projects in Allegheny County, for example.

To most easily identify the projects in Allegheny County, the Talk PA Transportation website offers a filterable map resource – an example from which is shown below for Swinburne Bridge rehabilitation work; one of many projects included in the STIP along with others impacting the area commuters using all modes of travel including (but not limited to) these few that we've shortlisted below for a quick, at-a-glance review.

Note: The short-list we've included below the image here uses Project ID numbers and project Titles as reference points.

Community members are encouraged to review the entire list of projects included in the STIP, identify the projects most significant to you and your commuting behaviors, and provide public comment accordingly!

How to use the map: To learn more about a project and identify the service area on a map, click Allegheny County (or any other) on the map to filter the project list, then scroll or search within the subframe and click a specific project to expand the pop-up modal window shown in the example below.

 

 

  • 27747 Swinburne Bridge Rehabilitation at Frazier Street over the CSX railroad tracks and Saline Street budgeted for 2027 and then 2031-38
  • 83137 South Negley Ave Bridge Rehabilitation over the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks and PRT East Busway budgeted for 2027-2030
  • 94651 I-376/Parkway East A.T.M. active traffic management system improvements budgeted from 2027-2034
  • 97028 I-376/Banksville Interchange improvements budgeted from 2027-38
  • 106593 SPC Traffic Signal 5 signal improvements at various locations in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties budgeted for 2027-28
  • 109691 Smart PGH ATCMTD Phase 3 signal improvements at ~126 intersections along eight corridors in the City of Pittsburgh budgeted for 2027
  • 119367 Hot Metal Bridge Deck Rehabilitation between Second Avenue and South Water Street budgeted for 2035-38
  • 119398 Fifth Avenue Signal Improvement Project budgeted for 2035-38
  • 120892 POGOH Expansion Phase 3 for installation of bikeshare stations and bicycles through the City of Pittsburgh budgeted for 2027
  • 120898 University Line Oakland to Squirrel Hill BRT for extension/expansion of the new bus rapid transit system along Forbes Avenue from Craig Street to Murray Avenue budgeted in 2029
  • 121275 All Stations Access Program for PRT's ADA System Access Program to make four pre-1990 low-level LRT stations ADA-compliant budgeted for 2028-29
  • 121276 Park and Ride Improvement budgeted for 2027-30
  • 121278 Station Area Planning for four fixed-guideway stations including strategies for park and rides budgeted for 2028
  • 121279 New Facilities Design for new/changed facilities recommended from PRT's Facilities Master Plan budgeted for 2028
  • 121283 Transit Access Improvement Program for adequate pedestrian infrastructure budgeted for 2028
  • 123707 Increasing Bicycle Ridership in Pittsburgh budgeted for 2027
  • 123709 PRTX to Mon Valley to construct transit stations that extend the University Line Bus Rapid Transit along Murray Ave/Browns Hill Rd to reach Morrowfield, Welfer, and Loretta budgeted for 2030
  • 123742 Dormont Station Improvements for PRT light rail service budgeted for 2027
  • 123746 Micro Transit Pilot Program to provide critical first/last-mile transit connections in communities with limited or no local fixed-route transit near the end of PRT transit routes: 1-Freeport Rd, 56-Lincoln Place, 61C-McKeesport, and P7-McKeesport Flyer along with orther routes serving McKeesport budgeted for 2028
  • 123751 New Faciliites Design for new/changed faciliites recommended from PRT's Facilities Master Plan budgeted for 2029
  • 123775 Squirrel Hill BRT Branch for extension/expansion of the University Line Bus Rapid Transit system along Forbes Ave from Craig St to Murray Ave budgeted for 2028 and 2030
  • 77273 PRT Bus Procurement to replace buses from within existing PRT fleet that have reached their useful life, no expansion to fleet, budgeted for 2027-2038 at approximate pace of 19 40-foot Low Floor Clean Diesel buses per year or 11 60-foot Articulated Clean Diesel buses per year
  • 82754 SPC Region TAU Line Item reserving Regional Transportation Alternatives Program funding for a variety of alternative transportation projects includingd many that were previously eligible under separately funded programs, replacing funding from pre-MAP-21 programs including Transportation Enhancements, Recreational Trails, Safe Routes to School, and several other discretionary programs, wrapping them into a single funding source, budgeted for 2027-2038
  • 84078 SPC CMAQ Line Item reserving CMAQ funding for cost increases and flexibility in programing, not intended for new projects, budgeted for 2027-2038
  • 94698 SPC Smart Transportation Initiative program designed to encourage sponsors to plan and implement strategies that link transportation improvements with land use development strategies to create sustainable, livable communities consistent with policies of the region's adopted plan, budgeted for 2027-2030
  • 98125 Bates Street Improvement to widen Bates Street between Second Ave and the Boulevard of the Allies from two lanes to four lanes, budgeted for 2027-28 and then 2031-38
  • 106644 Shared Ride for state operating assistance to fund a portion of contracted paratransit services budgeted for 2027-2030
  • 109383 Bigelow Boulevard restoration work from the I-579 interchange to the Bloomfield exit budgeted for 2027-2034
  • 116300 Smart PGH - Phase 1 for intersection signal improvements at three locations including Second Ave/Irvine St, Saw Mill Run Blvd/Rt 51, and West Liberty Ave budgeted for 2027
  • 117531 Ride ACTA Shuttle operating funds for the RideACTA Shuttle's first/last-mile transit service to employees in the Airport Corridor service area budgeted for 2027-28
  • 119169 Smithfield Street Bridge Deck Replacement and painting budgeted for 2031-34
  • 119365 Bloomfield Bridge rehabilitation work between Liberty Ave and Bigelow Blvd budgeted for 2027-28 and then 2035-2038
  • 119924 I-279 Southbound Off-Ramp to East Street intersection improvement work budgeted for 2027
  • 120128 2026 ADA Curb Ramp Project for updates across Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties budgeted for 2027-28
  • 120901 East Liberty - Negley Avenue Implementation (TASA) for pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements on Negley Ave from Friendship Ave to Broad St budgeted for 2027-28
  • 122181 2028 ADA Curb Ramp Project for updates across Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties budgeted for 2029
  • 122851 (PD02) Jacks Run Road Bridge Replacement over I-279 in Ross Township budgeted for 2027-2029
  • 123311 Murray Ave Mobility & Accessibility Enhancements located along Murray between Pocusset/Forward and Darlington in Squirrel Hill South budgeted for 2027 and 2029
  • And more!

 

Public participation opportunities include participation locally during the regional TIP updates, during the 12-Year Program update, during the last 2025 STIP public comment period that was held in June/July 2024, and now this active STIP Public Comment Period which is ongoing from June 15, 2026 through June 30, 2026.

How to participate:

Interested Pennsylvanians can view the accessible Draft 2027 STIP webpage and accessible online comment form by following these links. A printable version of the Draft 2027 STIP and printable version of the comment form are also available. For assistance in other languages, please view PennDOT's tagline document here.

 

Source: Talk Transportation PA, PennDOT

 

 

 


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