Steele announces more than $24M investment in local infrastructure

BRACKENRIDGE, April 15 – Today, state Rep. Mandy Steele announced investments from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (Pennvest) to projects in the boroughs of Brackenridge and Sharpsburg. Pennvest funding in the amount of $13,220,000 will go to the Borough of Brackenridge for water treatment plan improvements, while $10,888,211 will go toward sanitary sewer repairs in the Borough of Sharpsburg. For the Brackenridge project, $7,465,740 of funding comes from a loan, with another $5,754,260 in funding that does not have to be repaid. Work at the water treatment plant will include better site piping as well as electrical, mechanical and control-system improvements. The Sharpsburg project was awarded a $9,123,913 loan and a non-repayment grant of $1,764,298. The project scope includes the rehabilitation of the borough’s sanitary sewer system via the installation of cured-in-place pipe liners. Pennvest funding aims to help communities increase the health and safety of commonwealth citizens, protect the environment, promote economic development and improve water quality. “This Pennvest funding will go a long way toward reinvigorating water systems in these boroughs, making sure that communities have access to clean water and sanitary sewage for decades to come,” said Steele, D-Allegheny. “I’m grateful to the state for investing in these needed renovations, including non-repayable Read more