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Jason Cato - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Mon November 03, 2014

Leaders Hail Shale Oil, Gas Fuel for Monongahela Valley Rebirth

CHARLEROI, Pa. (AP) Lue Ann Pawlick never envisioned companies connected with oil and gas beating a path to Alta Vista Business Park when it broke ground in tiny Fallowfield, Washington County, in 2001....

Brenda Ruggiero - Mon January 30, 2012

Work Continues on Monongahela River Bridge

Work continues on a new bridge over the Monongahela River in Monessen, Pa. The original historic bridge that linked two southwestern Pennsylvania counties for more than 100 years was imploded last summer, and the new structure should be open to traffic by next fall....

Fri December 30, 2011

Crews Routing Miles of Pipeline Under Monongahela River

DONORA, Pa. (AP) Part of the Monongahela River in southwestern Pennsylvania will experience periodic closures through year’s end while a Wisconsin construction company installs a Marcellus natural gas pipeline under the river for a Virginia energy company, the U.S....

Brenda Ruggiero - Tue May 16, 2006

Balfour Beatty Rebuilds Span Over Monongahela

Many things change over the course of 70 years, especially traffic patterns, which has certainly been the case for the Homestead Grays Bridge over the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh. The bridge is currently undergoing a reconstruction with a completion date of Nov....

Brenda Ruggiero - Thu May 09, 2002

Journey of the Dam Continues Up the Monongahela

Seven months after the first historical journey, the second segment of Pennsylvania’s Braddock Dam made an identical 27.5-mi. (44 km) trip up the Ohio and Monongahela rivers. On Feb. 27, the 9,600-ton (8,640 t) block of floating concrete was pushed by two towboats from the fabrication site in Leetsdale to an outfitting pier at Duquesne....

Brenda Ruggiero - Mon October 08, 2001

Millions of Pounds of Concrete Barge Up the Monongahela River

History was made in Pennsylvania on July 26 as people gathered along the Ohio and Monongahela (Mon) rivers to see for themselves that concrete really could float. The spectacle was definitely something to see as 22 million lbs....