Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Tue March 01, 2022

Pittsburgh Airport to Build Its Largest Cargo Facility to Handle Growing Traffic

Pittsburgh International Airport's burgeoning cargo business is triggering a building boom at the facility 10 mi. west of the city. PIT is preparing to erect the largest cargo building in its history after experiencing its busiest year for freight since 2004....

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Thu September 30, 2021

Pittsburgh Planning Ambitious, Long-Term Transportation Effort

The Pittsburgh of 2071 could include transportation options that few have ever envisioned for the Steel City if a new Mobility Vision Plan released Sept. 23 by Mayor Bill Peduto and other municipal officials becomes a reality....

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Thu September 03, 2020

Mon-Fayette Expressway Finish Could Be Delayed by Funding

Funding shortfalls as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic could delay another major Pennsylvania highway project — the northern section of the Mon-Fayette Expressway from Duquesne to Monroeville, east of Pittsburgh....

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mon August 31, 2020

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Area SPC Awards Grants to Fund 16 Transportation Projects

The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) has awarded nearly $9 million in grants that will serve as the final piece of funding for 16 transportation projects worth more than $110 million across the 10-county region....

Pittsburgh Penguins - Mon April 01, 2019

Penguins Introduce 'Center of Energy' Plan for Lower Hill

Pittsburgh Arena Real Estate Redevelopment (PAR), an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, announced on March 8 a new development team and dynamic new master plan for redevelopment of the 28-acre site next to the PPG Paints Arena in the Lower Hill District....

Pittsburgh International Airport - Thu March 28, 2019

Board OKs Terminal Design for Pittsburgh Int'l Airport

As part of a special board meeting and the annual State of the Airport event on Feb. 20, the Allegheny County Airport Authority Board of Directors approved a visionary concept design for the Terminal Modernization Program at Pittsburgh International Airport....

Emily Buenzle - Tue May 01, 2018

Birds Bedevil Construction Project

Developer BT Pitt-Third LLC of Horsham, Pa., recently secured federal and state permits to evict four two-week-old peregrine falcon chicks who currently reside in a nest sitting atop a Pittsburgh building....

Emily Buenzle - Mon April 09, 2018

Road Drops 40 Feet After Unexpected Landslide

A landslide destroyed a part of Route 30 in Pittsburgh on April 7. The slide happened early that morning and started when a wall above Route 30 broke, according to PennDOT District 11 Executive Cheryl Moon-Sirianni....

Emily Buenzle - Thu January 18, 2018

Amazon Unveils Top 20 List for HQ2 Location—Did Your Hometown Make the Cut?

Amazon announced Jan. 18 that it has chosen 20 potential locations for its new headquarters. In 2017, more than 230 cities stepped up to the plate with proposal packages including tax incentives and more to vie for the retail giant to choose them for its HQ2....

Mon October 02, 2017

ACAA Unveils $1B Plan for Pittsburgh International Airport

Allegheny County Airport Authority officials announced plans to reshape the future of Pittsburgh International Airport, a plan that will reduce long-term costs, benefit the traveling public and align the facility with the needs of a modern passenger experience....