On Jan. 20, state Sen. Nick Miller, D-14th, announced $5,145,800 from the Multimodal Transportation Fund and Pennsylvania Small Water and Sewer Grant to benefit the district.

Local project funding includes $1,310,000 from the Multimodal Transportation Fund to construct a parking garage connected to Lehigh Valley International Airport in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, and $170,681 from the Small Water and Sewer Grant for Catasauqua Borough’s Front and Liberty streets drainage improvements.

Other Multimodal Transportation Fund recipients include $850,000 to improve roadway at the intersection of Route 512, Route 987 and Barrall Avenue to support a new development in Bath Borough; $800,000 to begin construction of an extension of the Martin Luther King Jr. trail in Allentown; $1,000,000 to extend Riverside Drive along the Hamilton Gateway corridor in Allentown; and $106,329 to construct a sidewalk along Dixon and South Delaware streets in Allentown.

Additional Small Water and Sewer Grant recipients include $396,804 to Lehigh Township Municipal Authority’s standby generators for sewage pump stations; $100,842 to Lehigh Township Municipal Authority’s Cherryville public water supply standby generator; and $411,144 to Salisbury Township’s Linda Lane and Gail Avenue water main replacement.

Total funding includes $4,066,329 from the Multimodal Transportation Fund and $1,079,471 from the Small Water and Sewer Grant.

The Multimodal Transportation Fund and the Small Water and Sewer Grant program provide grants that boost economic development, improve transportation safety and reliability and support essential municipal projects like water, sewer, stormwater management and flood control.

“Strong communities start with strong infrastructure, and these investments in transportation and water will help us strategically improve the 14th District,” Miller said. “By investing in safe roads and reliable water systems, we are investing in the health, safety and future of our neighbors.

“I am proud to announce the recipients, including Lehigh Valley International Airport, which is receiving more than a million dollars to construct a new parking garage following its record-breaking numbers last year, as well as $800,000 to begin Phase II of the MLK Trail extension, which will connect our city parks via an 8-mile trail,” Miller continued. “I also look forward to seeing these improvements take shape through projects like the critical water main replacements in Salisbury Township and the installation of sewage pump stations and a standby generator by the Lehigh Township Municipal Authority. Together, we are funding projects that make life better for our communities.”

Earlier this month, Miller announced a $3.96 million Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources investment in Lehigh and Northampton counties. The funding builds on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2025-26 budget, which added $13 million for DCNR.