PennDOT to pave section of East Ohio Street
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East Ohio Street, scene of a political sortie Monday, will be partially repaved by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation over the weekend, PennDOT spokesman Jim Struzzi said yesterday. Crews will be working on the stretch between Cedar Avenue and East Street from 7 p.m. Friday through 5 p.m. Saturday, he said.
Pittsburgh Councilman Patrick Dowd, a mayoral challenger, held a Monday news conference at the intersection of East Ohio and Cedar Avenue, in East Allegheny, pointing to the street as an example of poor city road maintenance.
Councilwoman Darlene Harris, who represents the area, issued a news release yesterday pointing out that East Ohio isn't a city-maintained road, and saying that she had asked PennDOT to hold off on repaving the street until the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority could fix leaky water lines beneath it. The authority's work, she said, is done, allowing the repaving to begin.
Mr. Struzzi said the repaving project had been part of the agency's spring work plan since mid-March and confirmed that it was delayed for the water line work.
First Published April 15, 2009 12:00 am
