ingham ton ▁were ▁filled ▁while ▁the ▁express way ▁was ▁extended ▁west ▁from ▁Kennedy ▁to ▁Fal con er ▁( exit   1 3 ) ▁and ▁east ▁from ▁Low man ▁to ▁W aver ly ▁( exit   6 0 ). ▁The ▁missing ▁link ▁between ▁W aver ly ▁and ▁Nich ols ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁The ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁W aver ly ▁was ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁right - of - way ▁of ▁the ▁Del aware , ▁L ack aw anna ▁and ▁Western ▁Rail road ▁through ▁southern ▁W aver ly ; ▁however , ▁the ▁plan ▁was ▁scra pped ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁more ▁sou ther ly ▁alignment ▁that ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁South ▁W aver ly , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁The ▁real ignment ▁saved ▁$ 2   mill ion ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁$ ▁in ▁) ▁in ▁construction ▁costs ▁and ▁sp ared ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁indust ries ▁in ▁the ▁highway ' s ▁proposed ▁path . ▁Both ▁state ▁legisl atures ▁approved ▁the ▁real ignment ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁after ▁New ▁York ▁agreed ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁in ▁Pennsylvania . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁agreement ▁made ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁states , ▁Pennsylvania ▁acquired ▁the ▁necessary ▁right - of - way ▁and ▁eas ements ▁for ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Three ▁other ▁segments ▁of ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁were ▁completed ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Two