Politics & Government
Reminder: Freedom Road Construction Begins Today
Project includes widening of the busy corridor.
You've been warned.
Today the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation kicks off a $1.52 million project to widen Freedom Road from Haine School Road to Haldeman Drive and make other improvements.
Construction will take place between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. each evening. According to the Cranberry Township website, the work should not require lane closures. Traffic will be managed by existing traffic signals and flaggers as needed.
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The work includes widening Freedom Road from two to three lanes, installating of a new traffic signal system and upgrading intersection safety.
A new traffic signal will be installed at the intersections of Haldeman Drive with Freedom Road.
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The major construction work is expected to be complete by winter, according to officials with PennDOT's District 10.
One of the township's busiest corridors, Freedom Road has a traffic volume of roughly 25,566 vehicles per day. It was last paved in 1997, according to the PennDOT District 10 website.
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