Local leaders, developer break ground on project to connect Larimer, Homewood to East End

"Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Walnut Capital Developer and community members from Larimer and Homewood met Thursday morning to break ground on a multi-model road project intended to connect the neighborhoods to jobs and amenities in the East End.

The $4.5 million project will be an abandoned railroad that once served as an infrastructure barrier between Black and White communities into a road lined with trees and gardens to connect the neighborhoods to the East End. Thursday marked the start of phase one of the project."

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WTAE | Lauren Lee