The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), will be distributing approximately $466.2m in liquid fuels payments for the certified municipalities, which will help them to maintain and improve their roads and bridges.

The move is part of the Pennsylvania's far-reaching transportation plan, Act 89.

Liquid fuels payments are given to the municipalities on an annual basis in order to pay for expenses such as snow removal as well as for the road repaving works.

"The funds received through liquid fuels payments are critical to the preservation and improvement of our vast network of locally maintained roads."

PennDOT Secretary Leslie Richards said: "The funds received through liquid fuels payments are critical to the preservation and improvement of our vast network of locally maintained roads.

"They are essential to communities for the upkeep of these vital connections to the state highway and bridge network."

There are around 120,091 miles of public roads in Pennsylvania, of which 72,856 miles is owned by municipalities, who are eligible for liquid fuels.

There has been an increase of 5% or $20.9m, in comparison to previous years liquid fuels payment received by the municipalities.

Last year, PennDOT distributed $445.3m to the Liquid fuels payment eligible municipalities.

In 2013, before Act 89 was passed, municipalities received $320.8m in liquid fuels payments.

Municipalities become eligible for payments, when a roadway is formally adopted as a public street by the municipality and meet certain dimension requirements.

The adopted roadway must also have the capacity to safely accommodate vehicles driving at least 15mph.