PennDOT officials tout federal contribution to I-70 project

By Renatta Signorini

Trib Total Media

About $20 million of a nearly $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill is being put toward the reconstruction of the Interstate 70 and Route 51 interchange in Rostraver Township, according to PennDOT District 12 Executive Bill Kovach. The money was a bonus in the $120.6 million project that carries the distinction of being the highest-dollar-value project ever bid in District 12. It allows officials to direct the $20 million in state funding that had been earmarked for the project to other improvements.

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