OBJECTIVES: United States and Canada. The corridor includes Pittsburgh, Kittanning, Brookville. This corridor connects Pittsburgh and its eastern suburbs to I-80, north-central Pennsylvania the markets of northeaste The Allegheny River Corridor Provide intermodal opportunities along the corridor. • Provide better access to the Port of Pittsburgh. • Pittsburgh Allegheny Butler 28 Armstrong 66 Westmoreland Kittanning Clarion 28 66 66 28 Brookville Jefferson Other Facilities Major Corridor FacilitiesMajor Corridor Other Connecting Highway Railroad Mass Transit Airport PA Highway Port Railroad CORRIDOR 21 rn

87 PennPlan MOVES 88 Statewide Corridors The Rivers of Steel Corridor Sharon-Farrell-Hermitage urban area. transportation corridor. The corridor includes the City of Pittsburgh and its airport port; the Beaver Valley; New Castle; OBJECTIVES: This north-south corridor connects West Virginia to Pittsburgh, Sharon, and Erie, is western Pennsylvania CORRIDOR 22 • • • • • Implement intelligent transportation systems along the corridor. Enhance safety and reduce congestion along PA 18 in the Sharon area. Provide intermodal opportunities along the corridor. Construct the Mon-Fayette Expressway from Pittsburgh to I-68 in West Virginia. Provide better access to the Port of Erie and Pittsburgh. ’ s most significant and the The Rivers of Steel Corridor Ohio Lawrence Washington Beaver W 18 60 18 18 Sharon est 18 Mercer Virginia Greene 79 79 79 Crawford Pittsburgh 279 Erie 30 Erie 322 Allegheny 8 Venango Butler Fayette 8 Ne w Y or Mar k yland Other Facilities Major Corridor FacilitiesMajor Corridor Railroad Other Connecting Highway Railroad Mass Transit Airport PA Highway US Highway Interstate Highway Ports CORRIDOR 22

89 PennPlan MOVES 90 Statewide Corridors OBJECTIVES: cant. to the Midwest. Truck east-west corridor that connects the East Coast The corridor is part of a national, and train traffic is This corridor connects southwestern Pennsylvania to northern Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and the rest of midwestern United Sta The Gateway Corridor Ohio CORRIDOR 23 • • • • Provide intermodal opportunities along the corridor. Coordinate traffic flow and technological improvements with the Ohio Turnpike. Improve access between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-79. Provide better access to the Port of Pittsburgh and International Airport. Lawrence Beaver Sharon 60 22 Washington Mercer 60 Pittsburgh Allegheny 76 68 Butler 22 Armstrong Clarion 68 Clarion Major Corridor FacilitiesMajor Corridor Other Facilities Port US Highway Mass Transit Railroad Railroad Airport PA Highway Interstate Highway Other Connecting Highway signifi- tes. OBJECTIVES: include New Stanton, Monessen and Washington. This corridor is part of a larger, national, east-west corridor. This corridor connects the Pennsylvania Turnpike to West Virginia and Ohio, south of the City Pittsburgh. Major areas served The National Road Corridor Virginia W • • • Implement intelligent transportation systems along the corridor. est Provide intermodal opportunities along the corridor. Provide better access to the Port of Pittsburgh. 70 Washington Allegheny Pittsburgh W est Fayette Virginia 70 Westmoreland Mar yland Other Facilities Major Corridor FacilitiesMajor Corridor Railroad Railroad Mass Transit Interstate Highway Other Connecting Highway Port Airport CORRIDOR 24

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70 Virginia 92 Statewide Corridors OBJECTIVES: region. The corridor provides a direct link to several universities and educational centers. Triangle is a highly developed corridor that moves people and goods to from the industrial tourist activities of Pi corridor connects the eastern and western suburbs of Pittsburgh to downtown Pittsburgh. This gateway Gold This east-west The Parkway Corridor CORRIDOR 25 • • • • • • Support the extension of PAT Continue to explore the feasibility of high-speed, passenger rail service. Continue to explore the feasibility of a southern beltway within corridor. Implement intelligent transportation system improvements along I-376 to reduce congestion. Provide intermodal opportunities along the corridor. Provide better access to the Port of Pittsburgh. ’ s busway and light rail system to Pittsburgh ’ s eastern suburbs. ttsburgh en The Parkway Corridor Other Facilities : Major Corridor FacilitiesMajor Corridor : Pittsburgh 30 279 30 Allegheny 376 30 76 US Highway Interstate Highway Other Connecting Highway Railroad Westmoreland 76 30 Railroad Port Mass Transit Airport CORRIDOR 25

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