Old Pittsburgh Superhighway To Find New Life As Bike Trail

An 11-mile stretch of road and inter-connecting tunnels will become a new bike/wilderness trail.

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July 12, 2005, 8:00 AM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"In 2001, the Southern Alleghenies Conservancy bought 8.5 miles of the old blacktop to create the Pike 2 Bike trail.

A master plan for the trail will be unveiled Wednesday, calling for improvements ranging from lighting the tunnel, to repaving one lane of travel, to creating trailheads, signage and bathrooms, all at an estimated cost of $2.66 million. No completion date has been set."

Thanks to Brenda Meyer

FULL STORY: State plans to recycle old turnpike sections into bike trail

Monday, July 11, 2005 in Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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