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Now what?: Turnpike hears strong opposition to Allegheny Mountain bypass

Call it the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s half-billion-dollar dilemma. On the one hand, the agency says more than 30 years of study have shown the Allegheny Tunnel in Somerset and Bedford counties has too many accidents, can’t carry many hazardous loads and is too expensive to maintain and expand. The turnpike’s recommendation is to build a $500 […]