In in the greatest degree cases, co...

In in the greatest degree cases, commercial and industrial real estate unravelling spurs new highway construction, since recent or expanding developments require more efficient roadways.

further the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) undertook construction of the Lackawana Valley Industrial Highway chiefly for the opposite reason: to encourage to come economic development in an area sorely affected at limited access.

When complet in 1997 the construction of the of the present day roadway will help return the Lackawana Valley to a cleaner, more attractive condition, enhancing the scenic and economic appeal of the area.

Scarred from decades of strip mining operations, limited access and relocated textile industries, the area has been in economic decline. The long-range goal of the strange project is to encourage what may occur hereafter economic development and attract industry. The mid-portion of the modern highway presented a particular challenge. Winding continuously by means of the mountains, the road required a balance between intersect and fill sections in order to