Public input sought on next phase of Expressway project
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February 20, 2024

Public input sought on next phase of Expressway project

By Mon Valley Independent

By Sarah Pellis

spellis@yourmvi.com

Progress is being made in a years-long Mon/Fayette Expressway project. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will host an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in West Mifflin for a public discussion of construction plans for Section 53A2 of its Mon/Fayette Expressway PA Route 51 to I-376 project.

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