A long exposure taken of Route 228 at Balls Bend in 2018.

This is an excerpt from a larger article that appears in Sunday's Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to read the full article.Bidding will open in December for the long-awaited Route 228 Balls Bend realignment project.The realignment project aims to straighten nearly 1.3 miles of Route 228 in Middlesex Township from roughly the Bloom Cafe to Route 8.This includes bringing Route 228 south near the area of Davis Road and north near Park Road. The renovations will allow for better traffic flow, safer driving conditions and commercial development.“The project includes substantial horizontal and vertical realignment of the existing road,” said Christina Gibbs, community relations coordinator for PennDOT. “(It) will widen the road from two lanes to four lanes.”The realignment will also provide auxiliary turning lanes and additional traffic signals.The project is part of the larger Route 228 corridor project, which includes the construction of the MSA Thruway in Cranberry Township and other road improvements.

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