Transportation Improvement Program FY2023-FY2034

On July 28, 2022, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) Board approved the Fiscal Year 2023 Transportation Improvement Program (FY2023 TIP) for the five countries in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The new 2023 TIP programs approximately $20.2 billion in federal and state transportation funds to the region over the next 12 years (FY2023 to FY2034) with roughly half to be used for highway, bridge, and trail improvements, while the other half will fund transit capital improvements at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and Pottstown Area Rapid Transit (PART). Montgomery County is scheduled to receive approximately $931.6 million over the 12-year period for road, bridge, and trail projects; over half of that will be spent in the first four years.

 Federal and state legislation requires a TIP to be adopted by a region in order to receive federal and state transportation money. The TIP is the region’s capital budgeting tool and allocates funding for all phases of capital projects along interstate highways, state and local roads, and transit systems. It is updated every 2 years and must be fiscally constrained. All of the Montgomery County projects included in the new FY2023 TIP are contained in a number of local and regional comprehensive plans, including Montgomery County’s Montco 2040: A Shared Vision and DVRPC’s Connections 2045.

Major projects programmed for construction in the first four years include:

• I-76 Integrated Corridor Management in Upper Merion, West Conshohocken, and Lower Merion ($247 million)
• US 422 - M1B reconstruction from Porter Road to Sanatoga Interchange in Lower Pottsgrove ($79 million)
• Ridge Pike bridge replacements over PA Turnpike and Norfolk Southern railroad in Plymouth Township ($46 million)
• Keim Street Bridge over Schuylkill River in Pottstown Borough ($18 million)
• PA 611 Old York Road over SEPTA West Trenton Line in Abington Township ($16 million)
• US 422/PA 23 interchange and North Gulph Road relocation in Upper Merion Township ($15 million)
• PA 309 Connector – Phase 2 – Allentown Road to Souderton Pike in Franconia and Hatfield Township ($15 million)
• US 202 - 61S widening from Johnson Highway to Township Line Road in Whitpain and East Norriton Township and Norristown Borough ($15 million)
• Ridge Pike bridge replacement over Norfolk Southern railroad in Plymouth Township ($14 million)
• Ridge Pike reconstruction from PA Turnpike to Butler Pike in Plymouth Township ($11 million)

Additional design and right-of-way acquisition for other projects in Montgomery County include:

• PA 309 Connector – Phase 3 – Souderton Pike to PA 309 in Franconia and Hatfield Township ($81 million)
• Ridge Pike reconstruction from Butler Pike to Crescent Avenue in Springfield and Whitemarsh Township ($41 million)
• PA 63 Welsh Road at Norristown Road and Limekiln Pike in Upper Dublin and Horsham Township ($38 million)
• Philmont Ave/Tomlinson Road/Pine Road intersection improvements in Lower Moreland Township  ($24 million)
• Belmont Ave Bridge over Schuylkill River in Lower Merion Township ($24 million)
• PA 23: Moore Road to Allendale and Trout Creek Bridge in Upper Merion Township ($23 million)
• Belmont Road/Rock Hill Road widening from I-76 Ramps to Rock Hill Road in Lower Merion Township ($22 million)
• I-76 Ramps Phase 2 - Henderson/Gulph Road widening in Upper Merion Township ($21 million)
• Perkiomen crossing - Phase 1 – Ridge/Germantown alignment in Collegeville Borough and Lower Providence Township ($16 million)