About $528 million will be spent on more than 100 road projects across four Southwestern Pennsylvania counties this year, state transportation officials said Monday. The work includes everything from reconfiguring a highway interchange in Rostraver to improving traffic signal features at nearly 50 intersections. The projects represent a combined cost
Motorist can expect to encounter single-lane restrictions beginning next week on Route 22 in Murrysville and on Route 711 in Fairfield. Nighttime restrictions, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., are scheduled Monday through the morning of July 1 on Route 22, between the intersections of Kistler Road/Kohosek Court and Cozy
Motorists on Route 711 may run into temporary detours during the 2023 construction season, when PennDOT expects to replace four bridges along the road in Westmoreland and Fayette counties. Plans for all four bridges may be viewed online through Aug. 31. Visit PennDOT.pa.gov/District12 and click on “Public Meetings/Studies” under the
A stone pyramid with steep, angled sides rises 35 feet above a back road just outside New Florence. Though silent now, it was humming with activity in the mid 1800s when it was a vital part of Westmoreland County’s early iron industry. Laurel Hill Furnace, at 114 Wyoming Lane, off