Work Begins Thursday on $1 Million Improvements to Intersection near PRHS

Work begins Thursday on the $1 million project to improve the intersection of Babcock Boulevard and Warrendale Road near Pine-Richland High School, weather permitting.

PennDOT District 11, in cooperation with the , announced the start date for the project that includes roadway widening, traffic signal installation and resurfacing to improve the intersection and the entrance to the Pine-Richland High School. Overall work will conclude in early 2013.

"PennDOT is not involved in the work; this information is being provided as a public service announcement only," according to the PennDOT announcement. "Contact the school district’s contractor, the Lane Construction Corp., at (412) 838-0251 for more information."

Traffic patterns will change during construction; flag crews will control traffic as needed, the announcement said.