The PTC made plans to widen the portion of road between the Pittsburgh Interchange and Irwin Interchange to six lanes. As part of this, on July 16, 2019, they voted to allocate $30 million to its 10-Year Capital Plan for a new interchange from the turnpike to PA 130 in Penn Township, between exits 57 and 67. As part of this, overpases are being replaced. A Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission study found that PA 130 would need to be widened to accommodate the additional traffic, costing about $38 million and bringing the total project cost to about $68 million. The project needs coordination between the turnpike commission and PennDOT (which maintains PA 130), and is supported by the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce. On October 28, 2021, it was announced that design work on project would begin; it is projected to be completed by 2038.
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