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Waynesburg construction making strides

By Anthony Conn for The Yellow Jacket 3 min read
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Anyone traveling through downtown Waynesburg at any given hour throughout the day has most likely seen firsthand the construction that has been taking place in town. 

A simple trip to Walmart can take close to twenty-five minutes because of bottleneck traffic that greets drivers after leaving campus; or a simple drive home from work can turn into a maze of orange and white and a headache caused by the exhaust fumes from the line of cars in front. 

While this construction has been in progress for quite a while, those in Waynesburg can rest assured that the work is coming along according to plan. 

Mike Simms, Waynesburg borough manager, is pleased with how the construction has gone so far.

”The progress has been great,” said Simms.

Quite possibly the most noticeable project in town is the lane expansion work done on Route 19 by McDonald’s. 

Work is being done to create more space for traffic underneath the bridge. 

Simms said that that the southern end of the bridge is done, but more work is still needed on the rest of the bridge. 

Traffic has been backed up in this area during the construction, but traffic lanes have not and will continue to not be affected. 

According to PennDot, this project is estimated to be completed by October 2017.

Some other projects include pavement preservation on Route 21 and several safety improvements on Route 19. The pavement work on Route 21 includes resurfacing and implementing guiderail updates between Gwynn Road and Rolling Meadows Road. 

The street paving and guardrail installation is already underway and will be completed by May 29th.

For now, those living in Waynesburg must deal with the construction at hand.

PennDot and others are working to make Waynesburg much easier to navigate in the future.

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