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PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll said investments in electric vehicle infrastructure make clean transportation options more accessible. PHOTO/PACAST
Berks County selected by PennDOT for electric vehicle funding
Listen to this articleAn electric vehicle project in Berks County is among the 10 selected recently by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for additional funding.
The Shapiro Administration announced $7.1 Million in investments for Round 1B of federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding. The $7.1 million federal investment is part of the $171.5 million PennDOT will receive and distribute for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure over five years through the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
In Berks County, $945,555 goes to Sai Hamburg, LLC for a charging station at Square One Markets in Hamburg (I-78, Exit 29).
“With every investment in EV infrastructure, we make clean transportation options more accessible for Pennsylvanians,” PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll said in a statement. “These awards will help move us to the next phase of EV rollout.”
According to a release, Pennsylvania leads the U.S. as one of the fastest states to open NEVI-funded chargers and has committed NEVI funding to 91 projects across 43 counties. Charging stations will expand access to electric vehicle charging within Pennsylvania, which has more than 1,800 miles of AFCs.
NEVI funds support the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of charging sites. Following NEVI Round 1 and Round 1A funding, 10 projects in nine counties were selected to fill in the final gaps along Pennsylvania’s Alternative Fuel (AFC).
The Round 1B Funding Opportunity was designed to fill the final gaps in the AFCs that remained following Round 1 and Round 1A awards. PennDOT received 39 funding submissions requesting more than $27 million for the current round of investments.
The funding represents a commitment to combatting climate change and providing transportation options that are cleaner, safer, more affordable, and built by Pennsylvanians, per a release.
