Article “No federal funds for work on Harrisburg Avenue” reports:
“Lancaster County transportation officials took a second swing at federal funding for Harrisburg Avenue and again came up empty…
“The application for $30.8 million was submitted in August to a U.S. Department of Transportation grant program…
“With the application, the county had sought funding to connect streets in northwest Lancaster city, improve the Harrisburg Pike/Route 30 interchange, widen the avenue between the interchange and the Norfolk Southern overpass bridge and build a walking and biking trail between the city and Long’s Park.”
WATCHDOG: Had the highly dubious $20 million to rebuild the Harrisburg Pike Interchange with Rt. 30 on behalf of the proposed Crossings Shopping Center not been included in the county’s request, would the remaining $10.8 million for vital projects such as connecting streets in northwest Lancaster city been approved?
Has once again the true needs of the Lancaster population been thwarted by powerful private interests who prey upon public funds?
