Background/Analysis/Issues: 

PennDOT has requested that DVRPC amend the FFY2025 TIP for Pennsylvania by shifting the Right-of-Way (ROW) Phase of the Route 1 Improvements Frontage Corridor  (Section RC3) (MPMS #93446) project to later fiscal years (LFY) by removing  $15,780,000 (FFY26: $3,713,000 NHPP/$928,000 State 581/FFY27: $5,713,000 NHPP/FFY28: $4,426,000 NHPP/FFY29: $1,000,000 NHPP) and adding $16,063,000  State 581 (FFY32: $8,500,000/FFY33: $7,563,000) to LFYs; increasing the total project  cost by $283,000, and switching NHPP funding to State 581 funding. The reason for this  action is to cash flow funding based on when the funds are needed, as determined by  anticipated project schedules. 

There was a previous TIP action for this project in October 2025 to update the project  scope, which changed the Air Quality (AQ) Conformity status for this project, moving  from Exempt to an AQ significant status of 2040M. 

The project scope includes approximately 2.6 miles of roadway reconstruction and  widening from just north of the Lincoln Highway (SR 0001) bridge over Business Route  1 (SR 2037) and CSX and SEPTA railways to approximately 0.2 miles north of the Corn  Crib Lane (SR 2197) bridge over Lincoln Highway. This section includes the 2-mile  segment of the existing northbound and southbound service (frontage) roads. The  proposed project also includes the construction of two new Lincoln Highway mainline  interchanges: 

• The first Lincoln Highway interchange will be in the area of the bridge carrying  Lincoln Highway over Highland Avenue (SR 2008) near the southern end of the  project. This interchange will connect Lincoln Highway (SR 0001) with Old  Lincoln Highway (SR 2045) west of Lincoln Highway, and Lincoln Highway with  Highland Avenue east of Lincoln Highway. 

• The second Lincoln Highway interchange will be in the area of the Pine Street  (SR 0413) bridge over Lincoln Highway near the northern end of the project. This  interchange will connect Lincoln Highway with Pine Street. Gillam Avenue and 

Woods Drive will be realigned to tie into the interchange ramp locations with Pine  Street. 

Due to the new interchanges, access between the northbound and southbound frontage  roads and Lincoln Highway will be removed. After construction, the northbound and  southbound frontage roads will only provide access to the local road network for  adjacent properties along the frontage roads in certain areas. In the other areas,  sections of the frontage roads will be removed and side roads will be terminated with  cul-de-sacs or hammerhead turnarounds. 

Roundabouts will be constructed at the following three intersections within the project  corridor: 

• Northbound Lincoln Highway ramps (to be constructed) and Highland Avenue; • Pine Street, Bellevue Avenue (SR 2049), and West Highland Avenue; and • Bellevue Avenue and Gillam Avenue. 

The following two intersections will be signalized: 

• Northbound Lincoln Highway ramps (to be constructed) and Pine Street; and • Southbound Lincoln Highway ramps (to be constructed) and Pine Street. 

The following existing signalized intersection will have minor realignments to the  approaches:  

• Highland Avenue, Old Lincoln Highway, and Fairhill Avenue.  

Traffic calming improvements are being evaluated at the following locations:  • Pine Street between Flowers Avenue and Maple Avenue (SR 0213).  Improvements under evaluation include curb bulb-outs, median islands/refuges,  and rectangular rapid flashing beacons; 

• Gillam Avenue between Bellevue Avenue and Pine Street. Improvements under  evaluation include a mini-roundabout, curb bulb-outs, median islands/refuges,  rectangular rapid flashing beacons, and raised crosswalks/speed tables.  

Stormwater management facilities will also be constructed as part of the project. Financial Constraint: 

Financial constraint will be maintained by making adjustments to other existing TIP  projects whose schedules or costs have changed. The attached fiscal constraint charts  provided by PennDOT show all of the adjustments taking place in accordance with the  TIP Memorandum of Understanding. All projects listed contribute to fiscal constraint.  

Conformity Finding: 

The TIP's current conformity finding will not be impacted by this amendment since this  project was included in the current regional air quality conformity analysis.

Cost and Source of Funds: 

Adding $16,063,000 State 581 and removing $15,780,000 ($14,852,000  NHPP/$928,000 State 581) 

The DVRPC Board approves TIP Action PA25-079, PennDOT’s request that DVRPC  amend the FFY2025 TIP for Pennsylvania by shifting the ROW Phase of the Route 1  Improvements Frontage Corridor (Section RC3) (MPMS #93446) project to LFY by  removing $15,780,000 (FFY26: $3,713,000 NHPP/$928,000 State 581/FFY27:  $5,713,000 NHPP/FFY28: $4,426,000 NHPP/FFY29: $1,000,000 NHPP) and adding  $16,063,000 State 581 (FFY32: $8,500,000/FFY33: $7,563,000) to LFYs; increasing the  total project cost by $283,000, and switching NHPP funding to State 581 funding.