Nearly $7 million in federal funding is headed to eight Western Pennsylvania communities for transportation and development projects.

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed the spending bill, which will provide more than $6.8 million for projects in Penn Hills, Mt. Lebanon, Carnegie, Aspinwall, Crafton, Churchill, Sewickley and Ben Avon.

In total, the bill includes roughly $3.8 billion for 2,338 projects, according to a summary of the bill.

Aspinwall is set to receive $2 million for realignment of the Brilliant Avenue and Freeport Road intersection at the entrance of the Allegheny RiverTrail Park.

Melissa O’Malley, Aspinwall borough manager, said the money targets “one of Aspinwall’s busiest and most challenging corridors.”

“As someone who lives here and uses Freeport Road every day, it’s great to see this level of investment coming to Aspinwall,” said Ryan Santelli, a resident and borough code officer, in a statement.

Crafton will receive roughly $1.3 million for a pedestrian safety project along a section of Crafton Boulevard, stretching from Noble Avenue to Baldwick Road.

Jim Price, Crafton borough manager, could not be reached for comment.

Carnegie, Mt. Lebanon and Penn Hills have each been allotted $850,000.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will use the money to replace the existing Verona Bridge, located between Mt. Carmel and Lincoln roads in Penn Hills.

Allegheny County plans to extend the Panhandle Trail, which is a bicycle and walking trail currently stretching roughly 29 miles. With the federal funds, the county will convert Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad property in Carnegie to add an additional 3.4 miles.

The funds will help the Mt. Lebanon​ Recreation Department, which houses a pool, ice rinks and community spaces and is located on Cedar Boulevard, to expand and update accessibility in the building.

Mt. Lebanon Municipality Planner Ian McMeans said the building does not have an interior public staircase or elevator to allow visitors to travel from floor to floor. Instead, community center visitors must exit the building and use an outdoor ramp to change floors.

The federal funding will help pay for a portion of what McMeans expects to be a roughly $10 million project to put an internal staircase and elevator on the front of the building.

Churchill plans to use the $500,000 it receives to build an all-inclusive, fully accessible playground. More details regarding the location and size of the playground were not listed in the news release from U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Fox Chapel.

Churchill Borough Manager Michelle McAndrew could not be reached for immediate comment on Monday.

The remaining $500,000 will be split equally between Sewickley and Ben Avon.

Sewickley plans to use the money for a road safety improvement project designed to monitor and eliminate roadways vulnerable to landslides.

TribLive previously reported that from mid-April 2024 to January of this year, Backbone Road had been closed due to damage from landslides.

Ben Avon plans to use the money for a rooftop solar system on a borough-owned building.

Ben Avon Council President Richard Wagner said the borough is still waiting on additional information from Deluzio’s office regarding the project. Deluzio wrote letters advocating for the funds for each community.

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