A $500,000 state grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority will fund streetscape renovations to a portion of Pennsylvania Avenue in Monaca. State Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Beaver/Allegheny made the announcement. Matzie said the renovations are needed because overhead utilities are being relocated to underground as part of the Monaca Gateway Initiative project – a major infrastructure overhaul designed to enhance traffic flow to and from the new Shell cracker plant under construction…

Matzie says the grant from the CFA Multimodal Transportation Fund will finance the following:

– the construction of 29-hundred linear feet of sidewalks.
– 12 crosswalks.
– 26 ADA-complaint curb ramps.
– the restoration of 14-hundred linear feet of roadway.
– stormwater management.
– installation of 18 streetlights.
– and streetscape amenities such as plantings, trash receptables and bike racks.

Monaca Borough is requesting a waiver to the local match requirement. The total project cost is approximately $2.3 million.