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U.S.
Route 22 in Westmoreland County is proposed to be
reconstructed as part of the Renew
22 Project from the
Allegheny/Westmoreland County Line east to the
Westmoreland/Indiana County Line. The Route 22 project area
is located within the Municipality of Murrysville, Salem
Township, Borough of New Alexandria and Derry Township. Route 22 is part of the National Highway
System and as such is recognized as a vital link in
Pennsylvania's transportation network. Locally, Route 22
serves as the area's primary east/west highway. Regionally,
Route 22 provides a convenient link from the Pittsburgh
metropolitan area to central Pennsylvania (i.e., Indiana,
Altoona, Johnstown, State College). Access from this portion
of U.S. Route 22 are provided to I-376, I-76, State Route
(S.R.) 286, S.R. 0066/Amos K. Hutchinson Expressway, U.S.
Route 119, U.S. Route 219 and U.S. Route 220/I-99. The existing Route 22 is a varying
combination of two lanes to four lanes for the highway.
Several portions of this approximately 23 miles of Route 22
have recently been reconstructed to provide widening to four
lanes (two in each direction) and a median with a barrier in
the center. Access is provided at key intersections and
crossing movements are limited to these locations. The
remaining portions of U.S. Route 22 in Westmoreland County
(Sections B09 and B10) are being reconstructed similarly to the completed
sections and are scheduled for completion of construction by
the end of 2010 and 2011. Specific details concerning the proposed
series of construction sections of Route 22 in Westmoreland
County are described within each respective section of this
webpage, including: Section
B09; Section B10 that have
recently been updated. |