PennDOT spent $925,000 fixing four landslides impacting state-maintained roads in Plum this year. The work on Old Leechburg, Milltown, Leechburg and New Texas roads inconvenienced drivers who had to take detours or find other ways around as the slides were repaired and the roads were rebuilt and resurfaced. The four
Farmland may be disappearing from Western Pennsylvania, but some property owners are bucking the trend. Greg and Kim Serakowski of Plum, for example, guarantee that their 36 acres off Elicker Road is preserved in perpetuity. On Sept. 26, they greeted guests with custom-made ball caps and T-shirts to celebrate Serakowski
Another road in Plum is closing for slide repair. PennDOT announced Thursday that Milltown Road between Shearer and Barnes roads will close at 7 a.m. Monday and remain closed through late September. Crews from A. Liberoni will be fixing three separate slides within the roughly mile stretch of Milltown, said
Another road in Plum is closing for slide repair. Old Leechburg Road between Sardis and Old Mine roads will close at 8 a.m. Tuesday, PennDOT announced Monday. The road will be closed continuously through July 21. Traffic will be detoured using Sardis, Leechburg and New Texas roads. It is the
One Plum road that was closed while a slide was fixed has reopened, while another is set to close for the same reason. New Texas Road has reopened to traffic, PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said Monday. It had been closed between Old Leechburg Road and Rosemary Hill Drive since May