Key Century III Mall Shortcut Road Permanently Closed

WEST MIFFLIN, PA — The owners of Century III Mall have permanently closed Century III Mall Boulevard, the private road between Clairton Road (Route 885) and Route 51 to all vehicles and pedestrians.

The closure of the road is from the intersection of Century III Mall Boulevard and Clairton Road (Route 885) to the entrance of the UPMC Outpatient Center.

Often used as a shortcut by motorists, the pothole-plagued road had drawn complaints that it posed safety hazard.

The road closure is occurring as demolition of the mall continues.

Once one of the largest malls in the world, Century III's interior closed in 2019. J.C. Penney, which had an exterior entrance, was the mall's last remaining store; it went out of business in 2020.