CRANBERRY TWP — The board of supervisors announced Thursday that a decadelong project to improve Rochester Road will begin this year.

“The board has been pressing the turnpike commission and PennDOT to move that project forward,” township manager Dan Santoro said. “And I’m happy to report tonight that, finally, there is some tangible movement on that project.”

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has agreed to take the lead on the improvements, in partnership with the state Department of Transportation and the township.

Rochester Road is crossed by a narrow bridge supporting the turnpike. This corridor has long frustrated the township’s transportation development.