Politics & Government
Public Meeting Set for Babcock Boulevard Project in North Park
Officials involved with the trails construction project between Wildwood Road and Pearce Mill Road will describe its details, answer questions.

A public meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17 to discuss on Babcock Boulevard in .
The project is part of the North Park Trails Project. The work is taking place between Wildwood Road and Pearce Mill Road. When completed, a through lane will be eliminated and replaced with a new bike lane, wider sidewalks and a grass island to improve the separation of pedestrians and motor vehicles.
The meeting is being hosted by Allegheny County Council Member Jan Rea, of McCandless. Rea represents District 2, which covers neighboring townships north of Ross.
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It will be held at the county Police and Fire Academy in North Park.
Invited guests include officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Joe Olczak from the county’s Public Works Department, and consultants from Michael Baker Engineering of Moon.
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