To improve infrastructure in and around Altoona, Rep. Lou Schmitt and Sen. Judy Ward announced needed grant funding through the Pennsylvanian Department of Transportation’s Multimodal Transportation Fund. The funding will improve the Altoona Transportation Center, a hub for passenger rail service and local and regional bus lines, as well as a stretch of road in Allegheny Township. Altoona received $1.29 million to revitalize the Altoona Transportation Center, by completing public safety and connectivity improvements, renovating utilities, installing new wayfinding and access signage, updating passenger spaces and transfer areas, and providing more reliable passenger access.