Curry: $1.4 million in new grants awarded for District 164 accessibility, sanitation, emergency services projects
Rep. Gina H. Curry December 18, 2025 | 3:54 PM
UPPER DARBY, Dec. 18 – State Rep. Gina H. Curry, D-Delaware, today announced more than $1.4 million in new grant funds awarded to seven community improvement projects in Legislative District 164.
Curry says the selected projects will advance community safety, improve walkability and accessibility in Lansdowne and East Lansdowne boroughs, and upgrade sewer infrastructure.
“Our district boasts several tight-knit communities working hard to keep their neighborhoods safe, support their local economy, and foster connection between new and longtime residents,” said Curry. “These grants will provide residents and visitors easier access to our business districts, more accessible movement throughout our towns, and support our police officers so that they can effectively serve us. I’m grateful to see this investment in our district and communities.”
Curry said the following grants were awarded:
- $450,000 to the Darby Creek Joint Authority, Lansdowne Borough, to address capacity issues with the Darby Creek Interceptor and manage peak flows especially under wet weather conditions.
- $350,000 to East Lansdowne Borough to relocate the East Lansdowne Police Department with the acquisition and fit out of a new building.
- $167,512 to East Lansdowne Borough to construct 52 ADA-compliant curb-cut ramps, add striping to seven crosswalks, replace sidewalk blocks, and relocate signage. Much of this work is to be done along Emerson Avenue, a main thoroughfare for schools, municipal buildings, and emergency service departments.
- $122,000 to East Lansdowne Borough to purchase two new police cruisers.
- $50,000 to Lansdowne Borough to begin a streetscape and wayfinding project that will improve pedestrian sidewalks and wayfinding throughout the business district.
In addition to the above grants, Curry and the House Delaware County Delegation collaborated to secure the following:
- $224,274 to Delaware County to purchase AWARE stream and flood monitors to establish a county-wide flood warning network.
- $67,943 to the Delaware County Economic Development Corporation to purchase a delivery van for Teachers’ Teammates, a school supply distribution organization that has donated $2.3 million in school supplies to 75 Delaware County schools since July 2020.
The grants are funded by the Statewide Local Share Account, which is funded by the PA Race Horse Development Gaming Act. The act provides for the distribution of gaming revenues through the Commonwealth Financing Authority to support projects in the public interest within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Eligible projects include acquisition, construction, renovation and rehabilitation, demolition, infrastructure, purchase of vehicles, machinery and equipment, planning, consulting and design costs related to projects, engineering, and some administrative costs.