LANGHORNE, PA —A Lower Bucks County shopping center will now have an electric vehicle (EV) charging station.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced a $640,618 grant to EVgo Services LLC for a charging station at the Langhorne Square Shopping Center in Levittown off Exit 3 on Interstate 295.
The grant is part of the Shapiro Administration’s $7.1 million in additional investments for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Investments.
The funding represents another step in the Shapiro Administration’s commitment to combatting climate change and providing travelers with transportation options that are cleaner, safer, more affordable, and built by Pennsylvanians.
“With every investment in EV infrastructure, we make clean transportation options more accessible for Pennsylvanians,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “These awards will help move us to the next phase of EV rollout.”
Ten projects in nine counties across the state were selected to fill in the final gaps along Pennsylvania’s Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFC) following NEVI Round 1 and Round 1A.
Charging stations will expand access to, and the reliability of, electric vehicle (EV) charging within Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has over 1,800 miles of AFCs. NEVI guidelines require funds first be used to “build-out” designated AFCs (meaning there must be no more than 50 miles between stations and less than 1 mile from an AFC exit) and meet U.S. DOT minimum standards and requirements.
The $7.1 million federal investment is part of the $171.5 million PennDOT will receive and distribute for EV charging infrastructure over five years through the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Additionally, charging stations awarded in Round 1B will support the administration’s commitment to hiring locals by requiring at least 50 percent of the total amount of labor performed during the project to be completed by workers who reside within 50 miles of the site.
PennDOT will verify compliance via certified payroll records containing all workers’ permanent residential addresses.
Together with previously announced awards, Pennsylvania has committed NEVI funding to 91 projects across 43 counties. The Round 1B Funding Opportunity was designed to fill the final gaps in the AFCs that remained following Round 1 and Round 1A awards preparing the state to seek “fully built out” certification and begin the community investment phase.
The NEVI funds support the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of charging sites. The PA NEVI program is a reimbursement program and recipients are required to provide a minimum 20% match. PennDOT received 39 unique funding submissions requesting over $27 million for this round of investments.