Mon/Fayette Toll Road
There is a multi-billion dollar series of road projects known as the Mon/Fayette Toll Road being planned for the Greater Pittsburgh area. It is proposed to enter this region from Route 51 at Jefferson Hills through the Monongahela Valley and into Pittsburgh with an additional leg going to Monroeville. Learn more:
GASP’s DEIS Comments on the Mon/Fayette Toll Road
GASP Position on the Mon/Fayette Toll Road
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Released - Information about the Mon/Fayette Public Hearings, how to submit written comments on the DEIS (written comments were due on September 9, 2002).
Reviewing and Commenting on the DEIS - The University of Pittsburgh Environmental Law Clinic has prepared these guidelines to help citizens review the DEIS and submit written comments.
Voice Your Concerns about the Mon/Fayette - The University of Pittsburgh Environmental Law Clinic has prepared a second document to guide citizens through the review process of the DEIS. Specific topics like air quality, environmental justice and funding are addressed.
Dead End: Why the Mon-Fayette Expressway and the Southern Beltway are Bad Choices for the Pittsburgh Region, a report released by the Surface Transportation Policy Project, Zero Population Growth and the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.
Background/In-Depth Information
GASP Hotline articles:
- Winter 2002:
- Fall 2001:
- Mon/Fayette Special Edition Introduction: Economic Savior of the Mon Valley or Billion Dollar Boondoggle?
- Looking at the Toll Road through Seven Lenses
- The Mon/Fayette and the Southern Beltway — Boon or Boondoggle?
- Benefits of the Mon/Fayette Toll Road to the Mon Valley and Pittsburgh Region
- A Better Way Into, and Out of, Town
- Public Participation an Issue in Transportation Spending Decisions
- Are There Alternatives to New Toll Roads?
- Why a CANTR Member Opposes the Mon/Fayette and Southern Beltway Toll Roads
- Traffic Congestion and Urban Development
- Completion of the Mon/Fayette Expressway is Essential for Our Future
- Oakland and the Mon/Fayette Toll Road
- Resolution in Opposition to a Proposed Mon/Fayette Expressway Bypass Through the Township of Wilkins
- Planning for the Future in Hazelwood
- Mayor Tom Murphy’s letter to Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
- Northern vs. Southern Routes of Mon/Fayette Toll Road
- Nine Mile Run Watershed Association
- Summer 2001:
News articles:
September 27, 2007: Behind the smoke and mirrors of the Mon-Fayette Toll Road (PennFuture)
October 1, 2006: Getting Around: Southern Beltway project short of cash (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
September 24, 2006: Rare snail may be bump in road for Mon-Fayette Expressway (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 23, 2006: Editorial: Land rush / Find funding first for the Mon-Fayette Expressway (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 23, 2006: Transportation report describes a ‘crisis’ in Pa. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 24, 2006: Official: Mon-Fay’s future in Legislature’s hands (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 23, 2006: Mon-Fayette Expressway funds may fall short: Study finds inflated price for two toll roads can’t be met (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 14, 2004: Expressway advocate prepared for battle (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
October 5, 2004: Expressway fight planned (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
September 30, 2003: Agency to let Mon-Fayette plans hibernate (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
March 13, 2003: Mon-Fay alternative gets moment in sun (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
March 7, 2003: Letters to the Editor, 03/07/03 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 1, 2003: Expressway link faces opposition (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
November 13, 2002: Mon-Fayette alternative plan draws support (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
October 8, 2002: Letter to the editor: A pathway to blight (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
September 29, 2002: Forum: A road to somewhere (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
September 17, 2002: Riverfront group opposes Mon-Fay Expressway (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
September 5, 2002: Mon-Fay subsidence a concern (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
September 1, 2002: Too little, too late / The best Mon-Fay alternative is a better highway (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 28, 2002: Group offers an alternative to Mon-Fay northern section (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 27, 2002: Mon-Fayette Expressway foes urging network of existing roads (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 25, 2002: Forum letters: The Mon-Fayette Expressway (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 18, 2002: Forum: Stop the Mon-Fayette Expressway: Bringing a huge highway into Pittsburgh would be a man-made disaster (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 31, 2002: Mon-Fayette toll road listed among 28 worst projects (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 24, 2002: Murphy still icy about Mon-Fay Expressway (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 24, 2002: Mon-Fayette Expressway hearing draws support in Mon Valley (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 23, 2002: Advocates point out benefits of Mon-Fayette toll road for drivers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 21, 2002: Hazelwood looks to develop LTV land but keep expressway out (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 17, 2002: Mon-Fayette road backers speak out (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 8, 2002: Panel extends Mon-Fay review (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 21, 2002: Expressway planners shift to the fast lane (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 21, 2002: Consultant to determine Mon-Fayette Expressway’s role in flood” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 16, 2002: Editorial: Finish the expressway / The Mon-Fayette will help the city and the region (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 15, 2002: Peduto opposes Mon-Fayette link (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 7, 2002: Turnpike officials say Mon-Fay critics unfair (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 26, 2002: Latest proposal would put road to Mon’s north (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 26, 2002: Open houses, hearings planned on Expressway’s north section (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 3, 2002: Riding the brakes (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
April 25, 2002: Foes call Mon-Fay highway a waste of money (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
April 13, 2002: Mon-Fay Expressway now 13 miles longer (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
March 31, 2002: Days of fanfare will herald next week’s opening of a 17-mile stretch of Mon-Fayette Expressway, making the road stretch 24 miles (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
March 21, 2002: Broader study of Mon-Fay road pushed (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
March 5, 2002: Editorial: Highway helper / An updated funding plan propels the Mon-Fayette (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
February 26, 2002: Regional agency backs $4 billion plan for Mon-Fayette Expressway/Southern Beltway (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
February 23, 2002: Letter to the Editor: Commission should not approve a plan that will ruin our area (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 30, 2002: Another Mon-Fayette funding plan on table (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 17, 2002: Forum airs fears about development toll road will bring (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
January 17, 2002: Mon-Fayette Expressway pros and cons are discussed (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 13, 2002: Getting Around: Toll road bills to keep on rolling in (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 9, 2002: City won’t completely reject toll road (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
January 6, 2002: Forum on the Mon Fayette Expressway: Stay out of the city (op-ed by Walter Goldburg, GASP President) (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 6, 2002: Forum on the Mon Fayette Expressway: Cooperation is the key (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
December 18, 2001: Toll roads to cost $750 million more (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
December 18, 2001: Letter to the Editor: The mayor’s list of terms for road project is a sign of progress (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
December 9, 2001: Legislators deny threatening law clinic over expressway (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 29, 2001: Murphy lists terms for toll road in city (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 6, 2001: Mon-Fayette concerns growing in city (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 29, 2001: Letters to the editor: Sustainable development is anything but anti-growth (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 19, 2001: Murphy clashes with turnpike officials (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 18, 2001: Mon-Fay toll road drawing critics (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 17, 2001: Law clinic at Pitt feeling pressure. Controversy swirls over environmental clients (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 16, 2001: Mon-Fay hearing raises ennvironmental concerns (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 14, 2001: Letters to the editor: Not the way to go (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 10, 2001: Reaction signals bumpy road for Mon-Fay (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 10, 2001: Letters to the editor: Don’t demean sustainability (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 9, 2001: Mon-Fay Expressway funding plan touted (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 3, 2001: Perspectives: Let’s get moving. The Mon-Fayette Expressway is a smart-growth way to move beyond a cramped notion of ’sustainability’ (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 8, 2001: Highway will have ‘minimal impact’ — except for those affected (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 3, 2001: Transportation wish list far exceeds available funding (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 28, 2001: Turnpike selling bonds to fund future construction (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 25, 2001: Wilkins wonders about impact of expressway (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 11, 2001: The Mon-Fayette Expressway is the second partitioning of Turtle Creek (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 27, 2001: A region divided over expressway plans (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 13, 2001: Landscaping overlooked on Mon-Fayette Expressway (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 4, 2001: Mon-Fayette Expressway passes another milestone (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
April 4, 2001: Mon-Fayette Expressway may take out homes and golf holes (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)