Gaydos Secures Infrastructure, Community Development Funding for Local Municipalities

November 18, 2025

HARRISBURG - Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) today announced seven projects in the 44th Legislative District have been awarded nearly $1.03 million in state grant funding through the Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund (GEDTF). The funding will support important infrastructure upgrades, public safety improvements and community enhancements across the district.

Gaydos worked with Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-Allegheny) to secure the funding.

Since being sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives in January of 2019, Gaydos has helped to secure nearly $102 million for the 44th Legislative District.

“These investments are going to make a real difference for our communities,” said Gaydos. “Each of these projects moves our communities forward in a meaningful way. We will see the impact in smoother travel, better public facilities and places that bring people together. It is exciting to support investments that make us even stronger. I am proud to help bring this funding home.”

Projects receiving funding include:

• Bell Acres Borough - $200,000 for borough park improvements.
This project will add new pickleball and multi-use courts, remove older courts, upgrade the basketball court, install rubber mulch at the playground, add new benches, and make improvements to the parking lot and walkways.
• Edgeworth Borough - $251,000 for the Academy Avenue traffic signal project.
The intersection at Beaver Road and Academy Avenue will receive new traffic signal equipment to improve safety and traffic flow.
• Glenfield Borough - $125,000 for East Beaver Street road rehabilitation project.
The project will replace failing brick with an asphalt roadway built on a stone subbase with geotextile fabric, asphalt binder and a wearing course. The project will also incorporate signage to honor the Lincoln Highway’s legacy while ensuring modern functionality.
• Leet Township - $75,150 for the salt storage facility project.
The township will build a new salt storage building at the municipal complex to support snow and ice removal operations.
• Leetsdale Borough – $139,500 for the emergency exit study and design project.
Funding will support planning and design work to convert an early 1900s steel and concrete railroad bridge into a one lane emergency evacuation route.
• Sewickley Heights Borough – $84,125 for the Fern Hollow Nature Center addition.
The center will renovate its historic Sears Roebuck kit home and construct a 1,200-square-foot addition to expand environmental education and community programming.
• Sewickley Borough – $150,000 for the Beaver and Broad streets upgrade project.
The project will replace ADA accessible ramps and crosswalks and include milling and paving work to improve accessibility and roadway conditions.

Funding was awarded through the Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund, which is administered by the Commonwealth Financing Authority.

Representative Valerie Gaydos
44th Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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