Mar 29, 2018 2 min read

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is moving forward with its plans for the Mon-Fayette Expressway Route 51 to Interstate 376 Project in Allegheny County with public plans display open houses slated for early April.

The plans will focus on an eight-mile stretch of the Mon-Fayette Expressway (Turnpike 43) fromRoute 51 in Jefferson Hills to Route 837 in Duquesne. The estimated $900 million Jefferson Hills to Duquesne project is the southern portion of the larger, 14-mile project that will eventually extend the Mon-Fayette Expressway to Interstate 376 near Monroeville.

The commission was able to move ahead with this project after the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission voted to support it last summer.

The public will be able to review the project plans, ask questions and talk with right-of-way representatives. Interested parties can choose to attend one of three, identical plans display open houses from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and April 5. These sessions will be hosted at the Georgetown Centre, 526 East Bruceton Road, Pittsburgh.

The plans on display will only show the project south of the Monongahela River, which includes people living in Jefferson Hills, West Mifflin, Dravosburg, City of Duquesne and the City of Clairton.

“We have the funding to start with this section of the project first which will begin with right-of-way acquisition,” added Compton. It is anticipated that construction work could begin in 2021 with an estimated completion in 2026.

For more information about the Mon/Fayette PA 51 to I-376 Project visit the website at www.paturnpikemonfayette.com.