Tremendous Building Program In Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle
Pittsburgh launches a 1.5 billion redevelopment in the Golden Triangle led by Gateway Center. Projects include nine office towers, a 50 million park complex, a 30 story aluminum clad building, a 41 story glass steel tower, a 14 story midtown apartment block, and major expansions by Westinghouse Electric, Jones & Laughlin Steel, and U S Steel with Mellon banking partners. The effort aims to erase historic blight and boost commerce along the Allegheny Monongahela rivers.
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City advances major traffic projects with parkway linkages
The city plans another 16 million dollars for additional projects and reports over 8 million spent on land. A traffic improvement program includes western route interchanges in the Point Park project. East entry is accelerated by the 90 million dollar Penn Lincoln Parkway. Long tunnels through Squirrel Hill connect to the Turnpike and the Lincoln and William Penn Highways.
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City plans five downtown garages and major regional projects
The city outlines five downtown parking garages costing 4.5 million dollars while the Greater Pittsburgh Airport nears completion at 28 million in a facility larger than LaGuardia and Washington airports combined. Rail, university, and civic projects include a 25 million terminal rebuild, 20 million university facilities, and a 1.5 million opera amphitheater with a folding roof. Egypt orders two helicopters for King Farouk.
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