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For Immediate Release
February 26, 2010
Contact: Sally Kohr
(717) 787-4651

Alloway Announces Washington Township Boulevard Bridge Grant 

HARRISBURG – Senator Richard Alloway II (R-33) announced a $500,000 state grant today that will complete and pay for the construction of the Washington Township Boulevard Bridge.  

The bridge will ultimately connect Country Club Road with North Welty Road and PA Route 16 and Old Forge Road. The project will connect the residential properties north of Waynesboro with the proposed new commercial developments along the Boulevard near the Lowe’s and Wal-Mart retail outlets. 

Alloway said that the project would help to reduce traffic congestion and support economic growth in the region. 

"The Washington Township Boulevard project is one of the most important transportation initiatives in the greater Waynesboro area, and I am very thankful that we were able to secure funding for this vital local priority," Alloway said. "By improving access and reducing congestion in and around our local communities, we can help to promote new economic development projects in the region."  

Alloway added that the commercial areas could provide employment to as many as 1,000 people and act as a catalyst to restart economic development in the greater Waynesboro area.  

The grant was awarded by the state Department of Community and Economic Development as part of the Economic Growth and Development Assistance Program.