It’s not usual for residents to complain about potholes.
But when Upper Burrell residents recently complained about huge potholes on the Lincoln Beach bridge off of Greensburg Road (Route 366) at Lincoln Boulevard, township officials had to check who exactly owned the span over Pucketa Creek.
They knew it wasn’t them.
The answer wasn’t readily apparent at a Supervisors’ Wednesday night meeting: The bridge straddles the boundary of two communities and two counties.
Officially known as Pucketa Creek Bridge No. 5, the span links Upper Burrell to Plum, and Westmoreland County to Allegheny County.
After the meeting, Upper Burrell’s engineer, David Kerchner of Bankson Engineers, referenced some correspondence on a proposed bridge project several years ago and found that Allegheny County owned the span.
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The Westmoreland Business & Research Park, seen here in 2017, sits off State Route 780 in Washington and Upper Burrell townships.
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Directors for the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. have approved an option agreement for a lot at the Westmoreland Business & Research Park that will add a new manufacturing facility and office building, along with potentially 50 new jobs.
The agreement gives WAB Associates six months to finalize the $218,050 purchase of Lot 22. WAB represents the New Jersey-based Weiss-Aug Group, which WCIDC officials said are planning to build a 40,000-square-foot manufacturing and office building.
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Leechburg Borough is a big winner in Governor Wolf’s $45.9 million funding package designed for highway, bridge and rail improvements.
Leechburg will receive $294,135 to mill and repave about 1.1 miles of roadway. The roads to be restored include those impacted by the recent project throughout the borough that was also funded by the state.
Also in Armstrong County, North Apollo will get $84,539 for the restoration of Oakwood Avenue, a road that has been deteriorating due to age and improper storm water drainage.