▁from ▁Mer cer ▁to ▁Valley ▁Road ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁completed ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁PA   6 5 ▁was ▁designated ▁in ▁its ▁current ▁location ▁replacing ▁the ▁previous ▁PA   8 8 ▁design ation . ▁This ▁design ation ▁change ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁concurrent ▁routes ▁in ▁Pitts burgh . ▁The ▁changes ▁took ▁effect ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later ▁and ▁signs ▁were ▁changed ▁by ▁spring ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁a ▁median ▁was ▁installed ▁between ▁Fre edom ▁and ▁Ro chester . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁construction ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁next ▁section ▁of ▁Ohio ▁River ▁Bou lev ard ▁from ▁near ▁the ▁California ▁Avenue / Mar sh all ▁Avenue ▁intersection ▁to ▁Pennsylvania ▁Avenue . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁a ▁$ 1 6   mill ion ▁section ▁opened ▁to ▁traffic ▁with ▁plans ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁express way ▁to ▁the ▁Fort ▁Du ques ne ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁In ▁spring ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁construction ▁on ▁the ▁$ 8   mill ion ▁Ph ase ▁One ▁project ▁to ▁connect ▁the ▁two ▁sections ▁of ▁Ohio ▁River ▁Bou lev ard ▁together ▁began ▁from ▁Western ▁Avenue ▁to ▁Al leg hen y ▁Avenue . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Ph ase ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁began , ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁inter change ▁between ▁the ▁express way ▁and ▁the ▁West ▁End ▁Bridge . ▁The ▁bridge