(The Center Square) — The federal government will send more than $600 million into Pennsylvania to bolster public transportation funding, part of its efforts to expand and modernize transit systems.

The Philadelphia area is set to receive the most of the Federal Transit Administration funds: $448 million. Statutory formulas and funding levels set by Congress determine how much money flows.

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