Penn Avenue Extension Retaining Wall Project

Overview

• Location: Penn Avenue Extension at Aliquippa Street
• Traffic restrictions: Full closure of Penn Avenue Extension between Aliquippa Street and the Tri-Boro Expressway (Route 130)
• Project start date: July 7, 2025
• Estimated traffic restrictions end date: October 2025
• Scope of work: Construction of a retaining wall, pavement and sidewalk reconstruction, utility work, and guide rail replacement
• Primary contractor: A. Merante Contracting
• Estimated cost: $463,000

Detour

Southbound toward the Tri-Boro Expressway (Route 130)

• From Penn Avenue Extension, stay straight as the road becomes Greensburg Pike
• Turn right onto William Penn Highway
• Turn right onto Beaulah Road (Route 130)
• Stay straight as the road becomes Brown Avenue (Route 130)
• Turn right onto the Tri-Boro Expressway (Route 130)

Northbound toward I-376 and William Penn Highway

• Same as the southbound detour in the opposite direction