Two New Kensington roads are slated to be resurfaced this year, and city officials are looking for more that can be done with the money available. Council on Monday awarded a nearly $103,000 contract to A. Folino Construction to resurface Locust Street from Victoria Avenue to Freeport Road, and Earl
A new restaurant may be coming to Tarentum Bridge Road in New Kensington. It would be located on a parcel city officials are considering creating between Shamey’s Gulf Service and the main entrance to Giant Eagle, in front of the Quality Inn. City Council is scheduled to vote May 2
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Traffic backs up on the New Kensington Bridge as the Tarentum Bridge closure prompted motorists to look for alternative ways across the Allegheny River on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Signs are posted at the Tarentum Bridge to notify motorists that the span is closed to traffic on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
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Wednesday morning’s planned closure of the busy Tarentum Bridge prompted thousands of motorists to look for alternative ways across the Allegheny River.
Many of them encountered long lines of traffic and delays at crossing points such as the New Kensington Bridge between New Kensington and East Deer’s Freeport Road.