Road construction in Somerset County — the recent completion of Route 219 from Somerset to Meyersdale, for instance — is typically celebrated. But a Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission proposal to bypass the nearly mile-long Allegheny Tunnel with about 4 miles of highway in Allegheny and Stonycreek townships is drawing concern from local outdoors groups, the county commissioners and other residents. They said that unlike Route 219, the tunnel bypass project is an unneeded, costly project that will hurt the environment and create a driving hazard. Turnpike officials, after decades of studyin...