Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 11 today highlighted the accomplishments of the 2024 construction season, which included $441 million in infrastructure investments in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties.
“The Shapiro Administration’s continued commitment to investing in infrastructure has allowed the department to deliver over 50 quality projects throughout the region this year,” said Assistant District Executive for Construction Douglas Thompson. “We thank our customers for their patience as we worked to improve our transportation network.”
Statewide from January through October, 5,385 roadway miles were improved, including 1,941 miles of paving. In the same timeframe, work advanced on 401 state and locally owned bridges. Additionally, 356 construction contracts for highway, bridge, and other improvement projects were completed statewide through PennDOT's private-sector partners so far this year.
Since taking office, Governor Josh Shapiro has secured over $300 million in new infrastructure funding to maintain Pennsylvania's roads and bridges – reducing the Pennsylvania State Police's reliance on the Motor License Fund, delivering more funding for transportation while ensuring our law enforcement officers are sustainably funded.
Overall highlights in the 2024 construction season for District 11 include:
· 53 projects put out to bid.
· Approximately 741 miles of paving and roadway maintenance.
· 39 bridges repaired or replaced, including nine in poor condition.
· 39 slides repaired.
Notable projects in District 11 completed or near completion in 2024 include:
· Route 8 (Northtowne Square to Butler County) Betterment project in Allegheny County, $13.59 million.
· I-79 (Neville Island to Moon Run) Improvement project in Allegheny County, $43.9 million.
· Route 1038 New Kensington Bridge Preservation project in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, $29.4 million.
· Route 2048 William Penn Highway Rehabilitation and preservation project in Allegheny County, $23.84 million.
· Route 3027 Smithfield Street Bridge Preservation project in Allegheny County, $8.49 million.
· Route 2004 Freedom Road Upgrade project in Beaver County, $21.75 million.
· I-79 (Butler County to Mercer County) Improvement project in Lawrence County, $11.62 million.
· Route 837 Glenwood Pedestrian Structure project in Allegheny County. $6.5 million.
· Route 51 Bridge Demolition project in Allegheny County, $3.2 million.
· Rochester-Monaca Bridge Preservation project in Beaver County, $6.69 million
· I-376 (Route 224 to PA Turnpike) Improvement project in Lawrence County, $8.5 million.
· Route 3077 Beaver Grade Road Emergency Slide Repair project in Allegheny County, $5 million.
· Route 65 (18th Street to Route 588) Betterment project in Beaver County, $6.23 million.
· Route 65 (Savannah Road to Croton Avenue) Betterment project in Lawrence County, $7.61 million.
Notable projects continuing in 2025 include:
· Route 50 (I-79 to Vanadium Road) Widening project in Allegheny County, $5.61 million.
· I-79 (Campbell’s Run Road to Moon Run) Betterment project in Allegheny County, $14.97 million.
· Route 8 (Butler Street to Route 28) Betterment project in Allegheny County, $9.14 million.
· Route 28 Wrong Way Detection System Safety project in Allegheny County, $4.8 million.
· I-376 Parkway West (Boyce Road to I-79) Preservation project in Allegheny County, $12.6 million.
· I-376 Parkway East (Churchill to Monroeville) Betterment project in Allegheny County, $70.17 million.
· Route 2040 Lebanon Church Road Improvement project in Allegheny County, $28.16 million.
· Route 4003 McKnight Road Improvement project in Allegheny County, $25.5 million.
· Route 3014 Golf Course Road Turnback Improvement project in Beaver County, $2.64 million.
· Route 2006 East Washington Street Bridge Replacement project in Lawrence County, $7.28 million.
· Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies Ramps Bridge Preservation project in Allegheny County, $44.9 million.
· Route 3014 McKees Rocks Bridge Phase 2 Preservation project in Allegheny County, $38.6 million.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.
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Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
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