Final Stretch Of Mon/Fayette Expressway Underway

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) and elected officials broke ground today signifying construction is underway for the Mon/Fayette Expressway PA Route 51 to I-376 Project’s southern section. Decades ago, Pennsylvania state legislators entrusted the PTC with building the Mon/Fayette Expressway (PA Turnpike 43) and in 1988 the first section of the Mon/Fayette Expressway got underway.  For 35 years, the Mon Fayette Expressway has been part of the landscape leading into the Mon Valley. As funding became available, sections of the Mon/Fayette Expressway were completed creating the current 54 miles of expressway from I-68 near Morgantown, West Virginia to Jefferson Hills Borough in Allegheny County.  With the passing of Act 89 in 2013, a funding stream was made available to move ahead with the next section of the Mon/Fayette Expressway.  “As a native of the Mon Valley, I’m excited to see the final leg of this project moving forward,” said Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis. “This construction will support thousands of jobs right here in southwestern Pennsylvania.”