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Gateway SD board hears details on AHN/PennDOT plan to reconfigure campus intersection
Summary
Board members discussed a proposed reconfiguration of the Gateway Campus Boulevard/Moss High Boulevard/Haymaker Road intersection tied to Allegheny Health Network development; staff outlined sidewalk impacts, right-of-way and PennDOT jurisdiction and noted negotiations are ongoing.
School district staff described plans under discussion for a reconfiguration of the Gateway Campus Boulevard/Moss High Boulevard/Haymaker Road intersection that Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and PennDOT are coordinating.
Assistant facilities staff described the most significant campus impact as a proposed turning lane that will require cutting into an existing sidewalk and come close to the perimeter fence that separates the road from athletic fields. "The biggest impact... is the turning lane that they're proposing to put in. So they'll have to cut into the sidewalk there for 10 to 12 feet," a district facilities representative said during the meeting.
Staff explained that the parcel and access changes will require PennDOT involvement because the work touches a state route. "Without a doubt, PennDOT would have to be involved because it's state route," a district speaker said; PennDOT must issue highway-occupancy permissions and review traffic studies and safety criteria before allowing new access points. Staff also explained that AHN might lead negotiations to acquire or use right-of-way, or the district could work directly with PennDOT; the parties had not finalized a process.
The district said negotiations also include discussions about site fill (dirt) AHN would move as part of construction; staff said AHN indicated it may provide fill but no commitments had yet been made. "They're going to move a lot of dirt, and that would be more than enough to fill us up to where we wanna be," a district representative said, while noting the district was still negotiating terms.
Board members asked procedural questions about state right-of-way and whether future roadway take would be incremental; staff explained PennDOT uses traffic and safety criteria and that rights-of-way changes are governed by state standards, not automatic successive takings. No purchase documents or final agreements had been presented to the board at the March 17 session, and staff said the matter remains in negotiation.
The agenda listed a formal resolution (item 8.5) regarding AHN's planned reconfiguration of the intersection and district cooperation. The transcript records presentation and discussion but does not include a recorded final vote on the resolution in the provided excerpt.
