Several road projects will be done in Butler County starting in 2017 and stretching to 2020.

They are part of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission’s Transportation Improvement Program.

“We’re excited, and we’re seeing more projects in the system,” said Matt Pavlosky of the commission.

The budget for the 38 Butler County highway and bridge TIP projects is $114.5 million.

Route 228 West in the southern part of Butler County gets a lot of attention in the TIP.

That road’s intersection with Three Degree Road and Pittsburgh Street will be improved, along with realignment of a stretch of the road known as Balls Bend.

Farther west on Route 228, the road will be repaved from the Interstate 79 ramp to Franklin Road.

“When it comes to Route 228, the recognition is Cranberry is a major area,” Pavlosky said. “With the continued development in Cranberry, it’s a priority.”

A project in Butler in the 2017-18 funding year will pave Center Avenue from Morton Avenue to Main Street.

Elsewhere in the county, other major projects during the next four years include work on Route 422 Butler bypass, Route 422 Shawood Pipe, Freedom Road Turnpike bridge, and Moraine State Park access.

Interstate maintenance projects include the south section of I-79 and the middle section of I-79. Total interstate funding is $46 million for the county.

Total TIP funding for the Butler Transit Authority is $12.8 million. Of that, $3.2 million will go to Gillig compressed natural gas buses, $2.3 to CNG buses, $100,000 for garages for the buses and $7.2 million for operational costs.

The commission has $4.9 billion total for the four-year TIP, which is part of a 25-year plan for the region.

Public transit will get $1.9 billion, while highways and bridges will get $1.6 billion and the rest will go for such work as railroads for freight movement, traffic signal updates, Pennsylvania Turnpike work and landslide repairs.