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    Beaver County

    ​Freedom Road Upgrade Project

    Project Status

    Step 1:
    Development

    Step 2:
     Design

    Step 3:
    Construction

    Step 4:
    Completed

    Project Overview

    County: Beaver
    State Route:     2004
    Local Name: Freedom Road
    Project Type: Roadway Reconstruction
    Construction Start: January 2022
    Construction End: 2025
    Last Updated: 01/09/2025

     

    The project includes the relocation of Freedom Road (SR 2004), construction of a box culvert and relocation of tributary to Crows Run, replacement of a box culvert carrying Wolf Run, construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Route 989 and Freedom Road, paving signing, pavement markings, guiderail, highway lighting and other miscellaneous construction.

    Freedom Crider Road (Route 2004) has reopened to traffic between Wolf Run Road and Baker Road. Completed work in this final phase of the Freedom Road Upgrade project includes the realignment of Freedom Crider Road, excavation work, box culvert installation, and the reconstruction of the intersection with Wolf Run Road.

    Additional work finalized on this $21.75 million project located between Park Quarry Road and Route 989 includes culvert replacements, roadway reconstruction and widening, new shoulders, guide rail updates, drainage improvements, additional turn-lanes, a roundabout installation, and utility relocations. Slide remediation work and punch list items requiring short term lane restrictions will continue through early 2025. 

    For information on the work located on Freedom Road in Butler County please visit the page here.

    Timeline of the Freedom Crider Road Project

    • 50 years+: Concepts were identified for an east-west project.
    • 1980s-1990s: The "Crows Run Project" advanced. The initial concept was to build an expressway; alternative studies were completed, and an upgrade alternative was proposed.
    • 2000-2002: The Freedom Crider Road Safety Project was constructed in New Sewickley Township.
    • 2002: The Crows Run Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was rescinded, and the project was terminated.
    • 2003: Freedom Road Upgrade project design began and included Sections A, B, and C.
    • 2008: Due to funding shortfall, the project was put on hold.
    • 2014: Act 89 fully funded the Freedom Road Upgrade project. Design and right-of-way activities resumed.
    • 2016: SR 2004 B08 - First Section of Freedom Road Reconstruction began
    • 2019: SR 2004, B08 - First Section of Freedom Road Reconstruction physical work was completed.
     
     
     
     

     

    Contact Information

    Steve Cowan
    Press Officer
    412-334-5436
    stcowan@pa.gov

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