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Allegheny Mountain Tunnel Bypass Realignment

Sector: Tunnel • Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Source: Mon Valley Independent

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Preliminary Design Stage

A Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission proposal to reroute the cross-state highway by blasting a 1,000-foot-wide cut through Allegheny Mountain to bypass the aging twin-tube Allegheny Tunnel. The realignment involves creating a 250-foot-deep gorge at the top of the mountain with new approaches on either side to address aging infrastructure, increased traffic volume, crashes, and hazardous material shi

Status
Prospective
Sector
Tunnel
Location
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Mon Valley Independent

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The project “Allegheny Mountain Tunnel Bypass Realignment” is an infrastructure initiative in the Tunnel sector, located in Pennsylvania, USA. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Mon Valley Independent.

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2026-07-22

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A Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission proposal to reroute the cross-state highway by blasting a 1,000-foot-wide cut through Allegheny Mountain to bypass the aging twin-tube Allegheny Tunnel. The realignment involves creating a 250-foot-deep gorge at the top of the mountain with new approaches on either side to address aging infrastructure, increased traffic volume, crashes, and hazardous material shipments.

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United States of America (USA)

State

Pennsylvania

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Mon Valley Independent

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Sector

Tunnel

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2026-05-11

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