Pennsylvania Turnpike finishes Southern Beltway, ready to begin Mon-Fayette Expressway

New Southern Beltway increasing traffic on the Findlay Connector near Pittsburgh International Airport

'A generational project': Officials unveil Southern Beltway after over 40 years and $900 million

$900 million Southern Beltway opens Oct. 15

PA Turnpike hosts community day Saturday for residents on new Southern Beltway

With new Southern Beltway, access to spur growth

Southern Beltway near Pittsburgh International Airport set for mid-October opening

Workers must knock down a 105-foot-high hill beside Interstate 79, then dig about 35 feet underneath it to create a valley for the new highway.

The turnpike has awarded a $37.8 million contract for next segment of Southern Beltway.

The contractor is using an innovative method for bridge beams on the Southern Beltway project.

The turnpike has bought gun club land near near McDonald for $5 million.

Road construction crews work through winter's wrath on Southern Beltway.

Finding, filling old mines is a major part of Southern Beltway construction.

Where valleys are too big to fill, streams run through an area or existing roads are in the way, road projects require bridges to be built.

Before contractors can lay the first yard of concrete, they have to create a relatively flat, relatively straight path for the roadway. In the case of the Southern Beltway, that means moving more than 27 million cubic yards of dirt.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike has started building the first completely new highway in Western Pa. in more than 20 years.