INTERSTATE 70 PROJECT
Phase: Construction
Location: Westmoreland County
Anticipated cost: $88.7 million

Project Schedule

Preliminary Design:
Completed
Environmental Clearance:
Completed
Right-of-way Acquisition:
Completed
Final Design:
Completed
Construction:
2025-2028

Traffic Impacts Scheduled on I-70 Through mid-December

Lane shifts are in place on eastbound and westbound I-70 at Exit 43 (Route 201 Fayette City) and Exit 46 (Route 51) on:

  • Monday, September 28 through mid-December

The current lane shift near Crawford Lane Bridge will be eliminated.

During this time, crews will remove the existing permanent median barriers, place subbase and temporary asphalt, and implement a traffic pattern shift.

2026 Construction Season

Highlights of the 2026 construction include:

    • Indian Hill Bridge Demolition
    • Switch traffic to new bridge and widened section of Finley Road
    • Crawford Bridge Completion/Opening and Demolition of old bridge
    • Remove I-70 median barrier and rebuild eastbound travel lane and shoulder
    • Finley Road Reopens
    • Indian Hill Bridge Completion/Opening

    As construction continues, track construction progress with updated construction photos.

    Project Overview

    This project connects Route 3011, Finley Road, Indian Hill Road, and Daugherty Lane to I-70, and improve safety and traffic operations at the interchange and along I-70. The existing Exit 43 interchange (Donora - Fayette City) will be renamed Donora – Rostraver Road, and the existing Exit 44 interchange (Arnold City) will be renamed Fayette City - Finley Road. The project area is approximately 1.75 miles long, from the I-70 bridge over the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad to 1.37 miles east of the Arnold City Interchange in Rostraver Township. Planned construction through 2028 will include:

    I-70 Mainline Reconstruction

    • Full depth pavement replacement
    • Drainage improvements
    • Stormwater management
    • Replacement of overpass structures
    • Grade improvements to provide adequate clearance

    Arnold City Interchange Improvements

    • Interchange geometry will be improved to provide adequate ramp lengths for traffic to safely exit from and merge onto I-70
    • The grades on the ramps will be reduced to meet current standards
    • A roundabout will combine the eastbound ramps/Indian Hill Road intersection and the Indian Hill/Finley Road intersections

    Indian Hill Road Bridge over I-70

    • Replaced to provide adequate width and vertical clearance (16’ 6” minimum) for I-70

    Crawford Lane Bridge over I-70

    • Replaced to provide adequate width and vertical clearance (16’ 6” minimum) for I-70
    • Location shifted to east to allow new bridge to be constructed while existing bridge remains in use

    See below for additional project information:

    Project Mapping

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    PennDOT Contact

    Name: Justin Simkovic
    Organization: PennDOT District 12
    Title: Assistant Construction Manager
    Phone: 724-415-1026
    Email: jusimkovic@pa.gov

    Public Involvement

    PennDOT's aim is to keep the public informed through all stages of project development. At each of these meetings, the Department made a short presentation to provide an overview of the project, purpose and needs, environmental features, studies performed, design work completed to date, and next steps.

      • April 2025

        Construction Public Plans Display to discuss final plans and construction activities.

        • October 2023

        Open House Public Meeting to share the proposed final alternative, construction schedule, and detours.

        • November 2021

          Virtual Public Meeting to review and gather feedback on progress to date and anticipated schedule.

          • November 2017

          Open House Public Meeting to introduce the project to the community.