Construction workers placed beams for the McCray Robb Bridge in Connellsville on a sunny Wednesday afternoon. The bridge, which carries Route 711 over the Youghiogheny River, is undergoing and $11.5 million reconstruction that started in January and is expected to last until mid-December. The 65-year-old bridge connects the eastern and western sides of Connellsville. Once […]
Four months into a yearlong reconstruction of the Crawford Avenue bridge in Connellsville, some business owners are struggling, while others say it’s business as usual. The 65-year-old McCray Robb Bridge that carries Route 711 over the Youghiogheny River closed to traffic back in January essentially splitting Connellsville in half with businesses on both sides of […]
Editor’s note: Around 7:30 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for Greene, Washington, Beaver and Allegheny counties until 2 a.m. A watch means that weather conditions could produce a tornado, not that one has developed. In Connellsville, rain accumulation erased the need for the East Park boat launch on Tuesday, and the […]