Bridgeville motorists might notice traffic moving a little differently at two of the community’s busiest intersections this month. Traffic experts are testing new traffic signals where Washington Avenue meet Bower Hill Road and where Washington Avenue meets Station Street. The adaptive lights use cameras to detect not just traffic volume, but traffic movement, and they… [Read More]
Here’s The Plan to Fix Traffic Congestion On the North End of Washington Avenue
In August, we explained why traffic in Bridgeville is the worst, and we looked at one possible solution that would radically revamp Route 50 and Washington Avenue near the South Fayette border. Among other changes, the plan for the south end of town would add a slew of new right- and left-turn only lanes and widen the… [Read More]
Will the Southern Beltway Help Bridgeville’s Traffic Problem?
The Southern Beltway’s Cecil-South Fayette connector won’t open to traffic until at least 2019. But local governments are already looking forward to any traffic relief that the new toll road might bring. In the Route 50 corridor, the hope is that motorists on Boyce Road who currently turn right to access I-79 on Route 50 will… [Read More]
Can Anybody Fix The Traffic Nightmare on Route 50?
It’s no exaggeration to say that the intersection of Washington Pike and Route 50 is literally the 10th circle of hell. If Satan himself were promoted to Pennsylvania’s Director of Transportation, he would be hard-pressed to design a crueler traffic scenario than the one that residents of Bridgeville, South Fayette, and other communities suffer through daily…. [Read More]