When a six-week closure of the New Kensington Bridge will begin is now unclear, a PennDOT spokesman said Friday. The same is true for the closing of the Freeport Road underpass in East Deer. In late June, PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said the Allegheny River bridge between East Deer and
A scheduled closure to the New Kensington Bridge will happen a year sooner than expected. The six-week closure is tentatively scheduled for July 17, with July 24 as a backup date, according to PennDOT spokesperson Steve Cowan. Motorists also can expect the section of Freeport Road passing under the bridge
Traffic will be restricted on the New Kensington bridge on Saturdays beginning this weekend and lasting through early June, PennDOT announced Thursday. Traffic on the two-lane bridge will be limited to a single, alternating lane from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday as part of a $24.6 million preservation
People have spoken, and they want better access to the Allegheny River in Tarentum. A public survey sponsored by the nonprofit Friends of the Riverfront revealed that people are eager to see public docks, fishing piers and other amenities along the borough’s stretch of shoreline. “Now is the time to