Transportation and Infrastructure Member Designated Project Requests

The head of Amtrak, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, and officials from N.J. Transit and PennDOT toured the proposed station stops on Monday.

"We're looking at what, early November for Corridor ID Designation. That's when we find out if the Federal Railroad Administration has accepted this project," said Cartwright. "It gives you a decent dollop of federal dollars for further engineering work and for some construction money as well."

There’s been a lot of discussions recently about a much-talked-about topic for decades; Rail transportation from northeastern Pennsylvania to New York City. That talk is turning into action with yet another development Monday. A two-year Amtrak study completed earlier this year indicates resuming rail passenger service from NEPA to NYC would be a huge success. On Monday, Congressman…

Pittston will receive a $19 million RAISE grant to replace two bridges linking the city and West Pittston. The funding, announced by U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, and U.S. Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman, comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity discretionary grant program. This project…

The Dale J. Kridlo Memorial and Firefighters Memorial bridges help connect Downtown Pittston to West Pittston. But the Firefighters Memorial Bridge, or Water Street Bridge, has been shut down since August of 2021 after failing an inspection. Many in the area have wondered when or even if the bridge would ever reopen. But that is now possible all thanks to a new grant. Congressman Matt…

.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright on Friday announced a major RAISE grant award for the City of Pittston for $19 million for the rehabilitation/replacement of two bridges linking Pittston and West Pittston. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program. Cartwright said this…

The route from Scranton to New York City is highlighted on this Amtrak map. Nearly half a million people could travel by train between Scranton and New York City annually by 2030, according to Amtrak’s newly released study of the proposed route. “There is much to celebrate when it comes to Amtrak’s latest discoveries, including the two hour and fifty minute drive from downtown Scranton…

As U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08), a senior member of the House Committee on Appropriations, announces that all 15 of his community project funding requests were included in the final 2023 federal omnibus spending package that passed, with $52.7 million coming to the Eighth District, his office provided information about what would be funded in Pike County and elsewhere in the district.

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, a key project champion said, “This is the moment we’ve been waiting for, and preparing for. It’s an exciting time. It’s like we’re in a high stakes horse race and it’s time to go into the starting gate. We’re about to find out if years of hard work and preparation are going to pay off.”

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08), a senior member of the House Committee on Appropriations, announced that all 15 of his Community Project Funding requests were included in the final 2023 federal omnibus spending package that passed today. That means $52.7 million is coming back to the Eighth District for projects that will promote economic development, expand medical and mental health…