LANGHORN, Pa. — An electric vehicle (EV) charging station will be installed at a shopping center in Lower Bucks County.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced a $640,618 grant to EVgo Services LLC to install a charging station at Langhorne Square Shopping Center in Levittown, located at Exit 3 on Interstate 295.
The grant is part of an additional $7.1 million in electric vehicle charging infrastructure investments by the Shapiro Administration.
This funding marks another step in the Shapiro Administration’s efforts to combat climate change and provide travelers with transportation options that are cleaner, safer, more affordable and built by Pennsylvanians.
“Investments in EV infrastructure make clean transportation options more accessible to Pennsylvanians,” said Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll. “This award will help us advance the next phase of EV adoption.”
Following NEVI Round 1 and Round 1A, 10 projects have been selected across nine counties across the state to fill final gaps along Pennsylvania’s Alternative Fuel Corridor (AFC).
The charging stations will expand access and reliability of electric vehicle (EV) charging in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has over 1,800 miles of AFCs. NEVI guidelines require funds to be used first to “build out” designated AFCs (stations must be within 50 miles of each other and less than one mile from an AFC exit) and meet U.S. Department of Transportation minimum standards and requirements.
The $7.1 million federal investment is part of $171.5 million the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will receive and distribute over five years for EV charging infrastructure under federal bipartisan infrastructure legislation.
Additionally, charging stations awarded in Round 1B will support the Administration’s commitment to employ local residents by requiring that at least 50 percent of the total labor performed during the project be completed by workers who live within 50 miles of the site.
PennDOT verifies compliance through certified payroll records that include the permanent addresses of all workers.
Combined with previously announced grants, Pennsylvania has awarded NEVI funds to 91 projects in 43 counties. The Round 1B grant opportunity was designed to fill the final gaps in AFCs remaining after Round 1 and Round 1A grants, allowing the state to achieve “fully built” certification and begin the Community Investment Phase.
NEVI funds will assist with the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of charging facilities. The PA NEVI program is a reimbursement program and recipients must provide a minimum 20% match. PennDOT received 39 separate funding applications requesting more than $27 million in funding in this investment round.
