After more than two years of planning, Pittsburgh Regional Transit has settled on the types of improvements it needs to provide more reliable service along Route 837 between Homestead and McKeesport.

But it only has money for a small portion of the work and will have to work with other agencies and municipalities for the rest.

The overall plan calls for the consolidation of several bus stops in Homestead, West Mifflin and Duquesne and safety improvements at numerous intersections along the corridor. The agency has two grants that total $1.38 million for what Director of Corridor Planning Seth Davis called “low-hanging fruit” but additional funding will be needed to complete all the recommendations, which could cost as much as $13 million.

Davis presented the final plans to the board’s Planning & Stakeholder Relations Committee last week.

Davis said one grant for $420,000 from the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission is earmarked for improvements in Homestead and Munhall. Those improvements could include a new traffic signal where the Homestead Grays Bridge meets East Eighth Avenue (Route 837) in Homestead, complete with improved crosswalks, turning lanes with pedestrian islands to reduce the distance crossing the intersection, and the elimination of inbound and outbound bus stops.

The other grant of $960,000 from the federal Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside program will be used for bus stop consolidation throughout the corridor. The plan will eliminate 10 stops to improve the flow of bus traffic in the corridor, five in Homestead and Munhall, two in West Mifflin and three in Duquesne.

Nearby stops will be enlarged and improved to provide safer areas for transit riders.

The corridor primarily carries five bus routes: P7, 53, 53L, 59 and 61C.

The plan also includes establishing a series of queuing lanes for buses to have priorities at traffic lights and other intersection improvements, including Fifth Avenue at the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge in McKeesport. Fifth Avenue also could have a “road diet,” where reduced traffic leads to reducing the roadway from four lanes to two lanes with left-turning lanes to make the area safer for pedestrians.

Although all the concepts are in place, Chief Development Officer Amy Silbermann noted that plans are only at the 10% design stage now so that even changes that have funding still are “several years away” from construction. She noted the corridor naturally flows into the University Line that is under construction to set up exclusive lanes between Oakland and Downtown Pittsburgh and those amenities eventually will extend through Squirrel Hill and Greenfield to the Homestead area to meet that corridor.

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When you survey a group of 30 young professionals about what it is that they do and the aspects that make each individual unique, there are bound to be some trends that appear.

But what is interesting about the trends that emerged among this year’s group of 30 Under 30 honorees is that they are not necessarily what you’d expect them to be.

While this year’s group of honorees is not made up entirely of members of Gen Z — there are still some young millennials born before 1997 — these honorees represent a new generation of business and community leaders. And with the reputation of younger generations lie some stereotypes.

Those stereotypes include, but are not limited to: Being addicted to the internet and social media, being lazy and being unproductive.

In other words, it’s simply an age-old tale of how the generational divide perpetuates the reputations of the up-and-comers. As a 24-year-old member of Gen Z myself, I’m no stranger to being the subject of some of this ire.

But upon taking a look at our impressive 30 Under 30 honorees, I am confident that any water those stereotypes may hold will disappear.

For one, our honorees this year come from an array of places, both across the country and the world. Jones Day’s Kaavya Ramesh, who’s from Bangalore, India, and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Maria Jose Rodriguez, who’s from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, are prime examples. It was encouraging to see such a mix of both Pittsburgh natives and transplants, a true demonstration of the fact that while Pittsburgh may be facing ongoing population loss, especially among young professionals, there are still plenty of draws in this region attracting young talent, chief among them being job opportunities. Leaders in the region should take this as a sign that supporting the growth of companies and prime employers in Pittsburgh should be a top priority as we look to grow the population.

Another trend I noticed may affirm the idea that the younger generations are often on the forefront of new technology. Many of our honorees this year, in one way or another, utilize artificial intelligence in their work or are leading the way in bringing AI tools to their workplaces — Marlon Brown from Infosys and Jonathan Dencker from the Army Artificial Intelligence Integration Center come to mind. Notably, two of our honorees’ work has to do with space travel — Andrea Davis at Astrobotic Technology Inc. and Anna Voelker at AstroAccess. There’s also Lisa Carter from Motional, who conducts work on autonomous vehicles, another technology frontier, and Duquesne Light Co.’s Matt McDonald, who is working to prepare the region’s electrical grid for the growing use of electric vehicles. In the health care space, Lauren Grice from Respair Inc. is developing new devices that will better protect patients who are put on ventilators from infection, and Madison Campbell of Leda Health is exploring how blockchain technology could make at-home rape testing kits more feasible.

You’ll notice as you read through each profile that we chose to photograph this year’s honorees at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and its MuseumLab on the North Side. No, this was not done in an effort to further highlight their youth. Rather, we wanted to celebrate the cultural attractions in the region that many of us Pittsburgh natives have grown up with. The Children’s Museum first opened in 1983 and grew significantly in the decades that followed, serving as a staple children’s attraction to young Pittsburghers who are now young adults. Last year, it celebrated its 40th anniversary, and it continues to serve our region’s kids today.

Lillian Gabreski, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission

The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, the region’s federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization, was directly responsible for obtaining nearly $144 million in federal funds in 2023 for planning and infrastructure projects in the Pittsburgh area, and Lillian Gabreski had a big role to play in that work. Gabreski is the manager of sponsored programs development for the SPC, and in her role she helps drive these planning and infrastructure projects forward, work that in some cases involves obtaining funding for the projects as she leads SPC in developing grant applications. She also drives SPC’s efforts in adhering to federal environmental justice guidelines and advises the organization on how to best adhere to federal and state laws and regulations. Gabreski is a Jamestown, New York, native. She joined the SPC in 2018 after earning her undergraduate degree in political science from Penn State and her master’s degree in public administration from Cornell University. She sits on the board of the Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh and is on the Zoning Hearing Board for the Dormont neighborhood where she lives.

Age: 29

What inspired your career? I was inspired by the way people utilize the built world and wanted to improve its beauty, functionality and accessibility.

What was your favorite cultural attraction to visit as a kid? My mom is an English professor and spent her summers working at Chautauqua Institution — I spent most of my summers “on the grounds” growing up.

What’s one change you would make to improve Pittsburgh? Enhance and protect public transportation infrastructure to improve accessibility for all, fostering a more sustainable and connected urban environment that people can enjoy.

What’s one thing about you that would surprise people? My husband and I got married in Stellenbosch, South Africa. We met during my study abroad in Cape Town and frequently travel back to visit family.

What would be your walk-up song? “The Edge of Glory” by Lady Gaga

FAVORITES:

Favorite book: “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens

Favorite movie: “Charade” 1963

Favorite local restaurant: Driftwood Oven

Dream vacation destination: New Zealand

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What if there was a way to prevent wrong-way crashes?

The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission says there were 15 wrong-way crashes just along Route 28 in the last five years.

New technology could detect drivers going the wrong way, and alert the other drivers on the road.

German technology company bosch has developed a cloud-based, wrong-way warning system, using GPS to spot and alert wrong-way drivers.

It can also warn other cars and cell phones nearby that have the bosch apps.

In Europe, bosch says it issued more than 600 alerts in one year.

The company is now trying to make the system more widely available.

Channel 11′s Jennifer Tomazic has taken an interest in wrong-way crashes and has looked into what technology we have in the Pittsburgh area to deter them.

We were the first to tell you that PennDOT is installing wrong-way detectors along almost two dozen ramps along Route 28.

It’s an intelligent transportation system, meaning sensors, detectors, and cameras will detect wrong-way drivers.

Automated alert signs will go off, to let the driver know they’re going the wrong way.

The traffic management center will get a notification, and they can put a “wrong-way driver” message on electronic highway signs to alert other drivers on the road.

The detectors will be installed between Pittsburgh and Harmar.

The project is supposed to start this summer and wrap up next year.

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Allegheny County Manager Jen Liptak is headed to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, departing county government after over a quarter-century of service and reuniting with former County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.

Liptak’s last day will be June 7, according to a press release from County Executive Sara Innamorato.

Many politicos view the county manager as an important position because that person essentially runs the day-to-day operations of county government.

Ms. Innamorato said: “It is bittersweet to accept County Manager Liptak’s resignation. She has been a phenomenal public servant for more than 20 years and her dedication and passion for Allegheny County is evident every day. I want to personally thank her for shepherding my administration with an exceptionally professional and smooth transition for the last six months. We have learned so much from her and enjoyed working with her immensely, but after 12 demanding years as a Chief of Staff to the County Executive and County Manager we respect her decision to start a new chapter in her professional journey.”

Ms. Liptak will serve as deputy executive director/chief operating officer for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission.

According to the press release, Deputy County Manager Steve Pilarski will serve as Acting County Manager until a new County Manager is selected and confirmed by County Council. He currently oversees “the operations of the County Jail, County Police, Medical Examiner, Public Defender, Public Works, Facilities Management, Administrative Services, Human Resources, and Information Technology,” according to his county biographical page.

In the release, Ms. Liptak said: “I’ve been an Allegheny County employee for 26 years and it has been an incredibly rewarding and meaningful privilege to work alongside such dedicated public servants. But I’ve decided it was time for me to try a new professional challenge. It has been an absolute honor to work with County Executive Innamorato and her staff. I have total confidence in her team and County leadership to continue to serve the people of Allegheny County with the highest standard of excellence.”

Mr. Fitzgerald joined the SPC at the beginning of 2024, after serving three terms as county executive. He serves as the commission’s executive director, overseeing a staff of about 50 people that focuses on infrastructure and transportation projects and funding throughout a 10-county region in southwestern Pennsylvania, including Allegheny.

The partnership between Ms. Liptak and Mr. Fitzgerald goes back years. In February 2023, Ms. Liptak began as county manager in his administration, and before that, she served as chief of staff under him from 2012.

Before that, she served as the County Council’s budget director from 2004 to 2012, and in the District Attorney’s office from 1998 to 2004, where she worked up to the position of finance manager.

Many political observers and elected officials have praised Ms. Liptak for her breadth of knowledge about county government. And some county sources said before Friday’s announcement that it was no surprise that Mr. Fitzgerald wanted her to join the SPC, given her managerial experience and expertise in regional issues.

“He has shown a great degree of loyalty to his staff,” one county source said about Mr. Fitzgerald.

Ms. Liptak’s departure also marks another important moment for County Executive Sara Innamorato and her administration. Since Ms. Innamorato’s inauguration in January, she has worked with Ms. Liptak, and political observers note that the experience of the outgoing county manager has been instrumental to helping Ms. Innamorato transition into her role as executive.

Ms. Innamorato is continuing her search for a permanent county manager, and one county source said that the administration is interviewing candidates for that role on Friday.

She and her administration have multiple senior-level openings to fill in the coming months. A longer-term decision, Ms. Innamorato has said, is finding a new jail warden. Shane Dady is currently serving as interim warden, while also serving as a deputy superintendent with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. He’s held that position since late September, after Orlando Harper retired as warden on Sept. 29 of last year.

View the full article at post-gazette.com.

Allegheny County Manager Jennifer Liptak will leave the county after more than 25 years of service to become deputy executive director and chief operating officer of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission.

Liptak had been chief of staff for former Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald during his 12 years in office and had been county manager in the first months of County Executive Sara Innamorato’s tenure. She joined the Allegheny County government in 1998 and has been finance director in the Office of District Attorney and budget director of the Office of County Council.

She will report to Fitzgerald, who is executive director of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, and be in charge of a staff of 50.

“Over the last decade, a lot of the economic success and transformation that Allegheny County has experienced can be largely attributed directly to Jennifer’s strategic leadership, collaborative management style, and her ability to get things accomplished,” Fitzgerald said.

Fitzgerald cited the Pittsburgh International Airport revival, bridge rehabilitation and government efficiency.

“Now Jennifer will be able to use her outstanding qualities and experiences to support the 10-county region with its transportation, infrastructure, economic, workforce and quality of life priorities,” he said.

She has a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and a master of public administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh.”

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Allegheny County will hold a virtual public hearing Thursday evening to get public input on the upcoming rehabilitation of the Patton Street Bridge in Wilmerding.

The project, which will result in the bridge across Turtle Creek being closed for about a year, likely is still two years away. The county’s Department of Public Works will hold a virtual meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday to discuss the project, and registration is required.

The department didn’t want to talk much about the project before the hearing, but in a news release it said it wants to present the preliminary construction and traffic control plans and get input on the final design. The department and its engineering consultant, Mackin Engineering, will conduct the meeting and answer questions.

Details the county submitted to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission for its long-range Transportation Improvement Project estimate the project at $15.45 million. The project could begin construction in the second quarter of 2026.

At its last inspection in April 2022, the bridge’s deck and substructure received ratings of five, just above poor.

The 426-foot steel girder bridge, built in 1971 and rehabilitated in 1999, joins the northern and southern parts of Wilmerding and provides a key link to Wall and North Versailles. It carries about 8,720 vehicles each day.

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Two years after it was passed into law, the federal Inflation Reduction Act and companion legislation continue to generate plenty of discussion over their potential as well as questioning as to how best to make use of them.

At a PNC Brunch & Learn and Networking Event by the Green Voice held at the Tower at PNC, a collection of executives and public officials explored the prospects for the region to come from the federal funding jolt of the $891 billion IRA, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, totaling $1.2 trillion nationally over 10 years and the $53 billion CHIPS and Science Act.

In a wide-ranging discussion moderated by Grant Ervin, director of environmental, social, governance and innovation at S&B USA Construction, the panelists expect great opportunity to come for the region as well as organizational challenges in how best to pursue it.

Mike Evans, now a partner for K&L Gates, working in its Washington, D.C. office, previously served as deputy staff director for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, when the IRA was passed, pointed out the basic distinctions of the bill over past thinking, which sought to emphasize taxes and other “sticks” to better lead more sustainable societal changes.

“The big shift in thinking was let’s try carrots. That was a fundamental change,” said Evans, emphasizing the public investment available through the program. “It’s real. The money is on the table.”

He acknowledged there’s been some reluctance or skittishness by some to pursue funding through the act and he sees a need “for there to be some first movers so people gain some confidence.”

Costa Samaras, the director of the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation and a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, also spoke of the legislation with some level of direct experience after serving in the administration of President Joe Biden in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

He expects western Pennsylvania is well positioned to benefit from such legislation and noted the many historic firsts of the region in terms of energy.

“Pittsburgh has got a huge history of energy innovation,” he said.

That includes the first oil well in Titusville, to the north, the first natural gas well in Murrysville, the first oil refinery downtown along with innovative firsts in coal and solar.

He expects the public investments from the IRA and other federal legislation to have the potential to “supercharge a clean energy economy here in the region and around the country.”

How that potential is realized in the Pittsburgh area is still being worked out, whether by local government or private companies.

Brittany Prischak, director of department of sustainability for Allegheny County, detailed how Allegheny County is pursuing a Climate Action Plan as well as working with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission to pursue joint funding for projects.

Allegheny County is also considering a guaranteed energy savings agreement, through which an energy audit would demonstrate areas for county government to cut energy use and cost and then help to finance various improvements over what’s typically a 20-year plan.

Samaras noted how much Pittsburgh has changed in terms of pursuing green improvements.

“Twenty years ago, green buildings were exotic,” he said. “Now, they’re just commonplace.”

He added that “no place in the country is better poised than the 10-county region” to benefit for what he hoped would some day be a green new deal to follow through on a green and clean energy transportation.

Laura Ainsman Sohinki, a senior director for government affairs for the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, added the region is drawing such interest now.

She noted one program she’s working on for a company looking to add in the range of 1,200 jobs, a labor demand to come with challenges of its own.

“We have a historic infrastructure that these large companies come in and get super excited about,” she said.

S. Kumar Nandan, vice president, Global Tax at PPG Industries, said his company is already capitalizing on the IRA in buying up tax credits through the program.

“The IRA was a game changer in terms of tax credits,” he said. “We’re able to find sustainable projects and reduce our tax liability at the same time.”

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Penn Township commissioners approved the preliminary development plan for a new Pennsylvania Turnpike maintenance complex featuring nearly 8 acres of solar panels.
 
The complex — which will contain an office space, truck and maintenance garages and a salt storage building — will be located on a nearly 42-acre property with an entrance along Route 130.
 
Pending stormwater, sewage and driveway permit requirements, the complex is scheduled to be built by fall 2026, according to the turnpike’s website.

 
The property is almost directly across the road from the current maintenance area, which has an entrance off Sandy Hill Road, said Bill Roberts, township community development director.
 
Before they approved the plan, resident Cliff Nabuda, who lives near the site, requested more details.
 
“I would also like to voice my disappointment that no one has come and spoken to anybody along Four Seasons Lane about this proposed development,” he said. “We’re the ones who are going to be the most severely impacted by it.”
 
The vote on the new complex comes about 10 months after the turnpike specified the location of an interchange officially announced in October 2021. The interchange will be installed near the intersection of Sandy Hill Road, Nike Site Road and Route 130 between spring of 2032 and fall of 2034, according to the turnpike website.
 
The turnpike organized an advisory group featuring officials from Penn Township, Westmoreland County and state government to navigate the design process with community input, said turnpike spokesperson Crispin Havener. The first meeting was in March.
 
“We are currently in the final stages of preliminary engineering and some aspects of the plans that we shared with the advisory group in March may still change,” Havener said. “Once that is completed, we will host a public meeting to show the potential plans to the community as a whole and get their feedback. This should take place in the near future.”
 
The advisory group’s meetings are not open to the public, but meeting summaries will be posted on its website.
 
Traffic on surrounding roadways, traffic disruption during the construction period and consistent communication between the turnpike, the state Department of Transportation and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission were discussed at the March meeting, according to the advisory group website.
 
With little information available about the interchange, Nabuda said, residents are left to wait and see.
 
“We know the train is coming,” he said, referring to the interchange. “We don’t know which track it’s coming on.”
 
Turnpike officials have told the township that moving the maintenance facility is part of the turnpike’s $300 million project to widen the toll highway between the Monroeville and Irwin interchanges.
 
The widening project includes expanding the highway from four to six lanes in the 10-mile stretch and reconstructing the Irwin interchange. A bridge carrying Harvison Road over the turnpike in the township is set for removal this summer as part of the project, turnpike officials confirmed in February.

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Indiana County’s board of commissioners voted Wednesday to approve a grant agreement and resolution dealing with the future of the Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport in White Township.

The resolution will start the process of turning up to 50 vacant acres into an “Airport Land Development Zone,” while the grant agreement opens up state funding for what Airport Authority Manager Rick Fuellner described as “a big hangar out there (that is) going to attract a lot of business.”

Indiana County Office of Planning & Development Executive Director Byron G. Stauffer Jr. said the grant is for $1.5 million from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Aviation Development Program.

The grant requires a 25% local match commitment, or $500,000, but Stauffer said the funding will leverage an additional $4.95 million in federal and state funding.

Board Chairman R. Michael Keith concurred, saying “there is opportunity, there is growth happening,” and the 12,000-square-foot corporate hangar facility and related infrastructure approved Wednesday are expected to bring in larger aircraft — such as one Keith saw three weeks ago on the tarmac of the airport also known as Stewart Field.

“There are companies that are actually wanting to use them,” Keith said.

Meanwhile, ICOPD, in collaboration with the airport authority, is planning an application to the state Department of Community & Economic Development, requesting designation of up to 50 acres for a zone meant “to encourage and promote the creation of new jobs on land and buildings at and around airports within this Commonwealth, while accelerating economic activity at and around airports on undeveloped land or vacant buildings owned by airports, that can provide new revenue sources for airports.”

And, Keith hopes, new revenue sources that can further relieve the burden on property owners of paying real estate taxes.

As Stouffer put it, “the ALDZ program is an incentive-based tax credit program to foster development on this vacant land.”

County Commissioner Robin A. Gorman said an airport is an economic asset in any community, and said the local airport was lauded by Gov. Josh Shapiro and three members of his cabinet.

Gorman had a chance to talk about Indiana County’s assets earlier in the day, joining Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission Executive Director Rich Fitzgerald as part of his weekly hour on the KDKA-1020 “Big K Morning Show.”

A commissioner from Lawrence County also was featured. SPC covers Indiana as well as nine other counties around Pittsburgh in Southwestern Pennsylvania, and Gorman is Indiana County’s representative on SPC’s executive committee, while the other commissioners, Stouffer and Indiana County Chamber of Commerce President Mark Hilliard represent the county on the SPC board of directors.

It also wasn’t the first time recently that Indiana County was noticed in Fitzgerald’s weekly appearances on KDKA. On June 24, he was joined by Westmoreland County-based syndicated columnist Salena Zito, to recap a recent series of Interagency Working Group on Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization hearings, one of which was held recently at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.

Elsewhere in White Township, with the encouragement of ICOPD and Indiana County Community Action Program Inc., the commissioners entered into an Option to Purchase Agreement with Mystic Brooke Development LP of Indiana to secure a parcel of vacant ground for a HOME-ARP (American Rescue Plan) Non-Congregate Shelter that would temporarily house homeless individuals and/or families while working with them to secure permanent housing solutions.

“The facility will include administrative offices for the case management staff of ICCAP,” ICOPD Assistant Director LuAnn Zak told the commissioners. “The proposed project … is in the development and application phase. The requested option is for a nine-month time frame and will cost $1 (one dollar).”

The application is being aired today at a public hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. in the commissioners’ meeting room on the second floor of the courthouse.

Also Wednesday, the commissioners agreed with ICOPD, the YMCA of Indiana County and Thomas R. Harley Architects LLC to enter into a $123,400 contract agreement with Davis Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning of Indiana to install five new boilers and two new hot water heaters as part of a replacement project at the YMCA, along West Pike and Ben Franklin Road North in White Township.

“A total of four proposals were submitted ranging from (the) low bid by Davis Brothers … to a high bid of $265,000,” ICOPD Deputy Director for Community Development & Housing David Morrow told the commissioners. “This project is being funded with (state) Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program and YMCA funds.”

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Lower Burrell officials have outlined a plan to make Leechburg Road safer for students, pedestrians, bicyclists and people with disabilities.

The city soon will start projects geared toward pedestrian safety and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance along the city’s main business artery, Mayor Chris Fabry said.

Projects include flashing beacons at different points along Leechburg Road, updated school zones near Bon Air and Stewart elementary schools, and sidewalk and ADA ramp upgrades, Fabry said.

Funding comes from the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission’s Smart Transportation for Livable Communities program. Lower Burrell was awarded $312,500.

Fabry said improvements at school intersections previously had been discussed among city officials, as both of Burrell School District’s elementary schools are located on Leechburg Road.

“Basically, we identified a need (and) problem, found a potential financial solution and explored it,” Fabry said. “I’m pleased to say that we were chosen.”

School zones in Lower Burrell have old lighting that is hard to see, Fabry said.

“It is so important for people to slow down, but the message isn’t clear,” he said. “Now, the message will shine bright with LED lighting.”

Crash numbers in and near the school zones were not available, but Fabry said the upgrades “will certainly make things safer.”

Flashing beacons will be placed near McDonald’s, Glen’s Custard, Stewart Elementary, St. Margaret Mary Church and Bon Air Elementary.

“As far as the flashing beacons, we’ve all experienced kids or adults, running across Leechburg Road,” Fabry said. “I, myself, have had a group of kids run out with one or two staying on the other side of the road because they didn’t feel as comfortable trying to cross. It creates a dangerous situation. The flashing beacons will help ensure everyone’s safety.”

Project construction isn’t anticipated to begin until next year. The program’s funding starts Oct. 1.

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