The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will fund 33 additional transportation projects with federal economic stimulus money that was saved because of low construction bids on other projects, Gov. Ed Rendell has announced.

The state is getting more than $1 billion in stimulus money for transportation projects. So far, contracts for 272 projects valued at $849 million have been awarded. PennDOT expected to fund 242 projects, but low bids enabled it to add 51 projects in July.

Western Pennsylvania projects that are in the latest group to be added are:

Allegheny County: Rehabilitation of Jacks Run Bridge, carrying California Avenue over Jacks Run between the North Side and Bellevue, $9.2 million; replacement of sidewalks and curbing, installation of accessible ramps, street lights and wiring in the vicinity of Westinghouse Middle School in Wilmerding, $158,823.

Beaver County: Rehabilitation of Rochester Bridge, Route 51, $12.1 million; project was previously certified for stimulus funding and is being revised to do additional concrete structure repairs.

Cambria County: Preservation of 10 bridges on Routes 219, 36, 56 and 271 and state Route 3031, $1.7 million; rehabilitation of Riverside Bridge, carrying Eisenhower Boulevard over Stonycreek River in Upper Yoder and Stonycreek, $813,559.

Fayette County: Route 119 pavement preservation between the Everson exit and the Westmoreland County line in North Union, Bullskin and Upper Tyrone, $2.6 million; Route 119 pavement preservation between Penn State Fayette and the Connellsville Street exit in North Union, $300,000; Route 51 pavement preservation between Waltersburg Bridge and Smock Road in Franklin and Menallen, $946,903.

Indiana County: Rehabilitation of the Heshbon Bridge carrying Yellow Creek Park Road, Route 259, over Blacklick Creek in West Wheatfield and Brush Valley, $2.8 million.

Lawrence County: Patching and overlay of Route 422 from Cascade Street to the Butler County line in New Castle, Shenango and Slippery Rock, $5.3 million; new curbs, sidewalks, lighting and landscaping in Ellwood City on Lawrence Avenue between Ninth and 11th streets and at the railroad underpass of Fifth Street, $700,000.

Washington County: Preservation of the bridge carrying Bridge Boulevard over the Monongahela River in Brownsville, $1.2 million.

Westmoreland County: Preservation of Route 30 from Route 119 to Georges Station Road in Hempfield, Unity, South Greensburg and Southwest Greensburg. Also preservation of Route 30 from Mount Laurel Plaza intersection east to a point west of Mission Road intersection, $5.8 million; preservation of the bridge carrying Route 136 over the Youghiogheny River in West Newton, $950,000.

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