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Joe Agnello (724) 755-5262, (724)
755-5142 fax |
May 16, 2003 |
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OVERHEAD
SIGN WORK FOR NEW MAINLINE TOLL PLAZA Erection
of overhead signs that will serve customers approaching the Turnpike’s
new mainline toll plaza at Warrendale (Milepost 31 on Interstate 76 near
the Allegheny/Butler County line) is scheduled to begin Saturday, May 17
and continue Monday through Thursday of next week. Officials
are hopeful that “rolling” traffic paces will be sufficient to keep
work areas clear. However, full stoppages of Turnpike traffic may be
necessary in some situations. Full stoppages would last approximately 15
minutes. Two
paces or full stoppages are planned for each of the five days of overhead
sign work. Optimally, they would occur between 10 am and 2 pm. Schedules
are subject to change, especially if weather conditions are poor. The
new facility at Milepost 31 will become the western end of the
Turnpike’s traditional fare ticket system when it opens at approximately
7 am Sunday, June 1. The
$22.7 million Warrendale job at the site of the former Butler Service
Plaza is part of a larger Western Toll Improvement Project that includes
construction of a direct connection between Interstate 76 and Interstate
79 at the Cranberry interchange. PENNDOT’s
Cranberry Connector project is targeted for completion in May 2004. |
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P.O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676 Phone: (717) 939-9551 Fax: (717) 986-9649 |
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