If it is approved by the House of Representatives, the $1 trillion infrastructure bill that passed the U.S. Senate earlier this week would funnel billions of dollars into Pennsylvania for improvements to the state’s infrastructure, writes Andrew Scott for The Morning Call.

The bill allocates $11.3 billion for over 7,500 miles of highway, an additional $1.6 billion for over 3,300 bridges, and $2.8 billion for more reliable transit.

“Since 2011, commute times have increased by 7.6 percent in Pennsylvania and, on average, each driver pays $620 per year in costs due to driving on roads in need of repair,” said the office of Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Casey in support of the proposal.

Pennsylvania this year formed a Transportation Revenue Options Commission to look at funding road projects without a gas tax. 

The proposed bill also includes $171 million for an expansion of the charging network for electric vehicles along with replacing gasoline fuel for electricity on school buses.

Pennsylvania would also receive a minimum of $100 million to help provide broadband coverage and make internet costs more affordable for struggling families.

Additionally, the state would receive more than $3 billion to reclaim abandoned mines and another $4.7 billion for plugging, remediating, and reclaiming orphaned wells.

Read more about the infrastructure bill in The Morning Call.