Thanks to northern Pennsylvania winters, tires aren’t the main source of wear and tear on Warren County’s roads.

But, because fuel sales determine how much money municipalities get from the state to maintain those roads, and because fewer people are traveling due to COVID-19, there will be fewer dollars for maintenance this year.

Pennsylvania’s municipalities will receive about 7 percent less this year from the Pennsylvania Municipal Liquid Fuels Program because of a decrease in gas tax revenue at the state level. That change is attributed by PennDOT to COVID-19.

County-wide, the liquid fuels allocation adds up to $2,807,466. That’s a drop from $2,891,677.

Liquid fuels dollars support construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and repair of public roads and streets, according to PennDOT.

Municipalities that satisfy the reporting and maintenance requirements are allocated liquid fuels dollars based on population and the miles of qualifying roads in their inventories.

The City of Warren, with by far the largest population of any municipality in the county and the fifth highest road mileage, receives the largest allocation – $302,915.52.

Columbus Township, with 49.99 miles of roads, will see the second highest at $205,851.40.

Bear Lake Borough with only 1.27 qualifying miles and 164 residents, will receive the least allocation – $7,384.98.

Municipalities may use no more than 20 percent of their annual liquid fuels dollars on major equipment purchases.

The full list of allocations may be seen by visiting www.penndot.gov/doing-business/localgovernment/liquidfuels.