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Eroded Highway Prompts Federal River Oversight
Editorial briefs note erosion and one way traffic on a Pleasant township highway near the Allegheny river. The piece argues the Army Engineers ordered removal of a dike that could have protected the West Side and Warren airport from floods, urging riprap use instead. The author cites federal supervision of large streams.
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Pleasant Tnp
Allegheny ‘River
Highway and
Forest and
Water Departments
Warren Airport
Pittsburgh
the Army Engineers