PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A new Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange is coming to Penn Township in Westmoreland County.
According to our partners at TribLIVE.com, PennDOT officials made the announcement on Thursday. It’s not clear yet when work will begin on the $30 million project connecting the turnpike to Route 130. A turnpike commission spokeswoman said the work likely won’t be done before 2026, however.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s annual $450 million payments to PennDOT are now decreasing, meaning this project is just one getting the greenlight to move forward. The commission was required to pay PennDOT annually since 2007 under Act 44.
Penn Township commissioner Chuck Konkus told TribLIVE.com he hopes the interchange can help shift his community’s tax base from residential to commercial and spur growth.
State Sen. Kim Ward, R-Hempfield, said the project has been discussed for 15 years.
The highway passes through Penn Township, but there is no way for drivers to exit or enter in that area. A 2017 showed an estimated 8,000 vehicles a day could use the interchange with Route 130.
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