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Vatavuk named 2019 Greater Good Award recipient in memoriam
December 11, 2019The Greater Cumberland Committee presented its Greater Good Award to the late Somerset County Commissioner John Vatavuk for his work to complete four-lane Route 219.
Read MoreGov. Wolf to Nominate Yassmin Gramian to Serve as Secretary of PennDOT
November 27, 2019Governor Tom Wolf announced today his intention to nominate current Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Executive Deputy Secretary Yassmin Gramian, P.E., to serve as Secretary of the department.
Read MoreLetter to Baltimore Sun re: US 219 Project in Garrett County
December 28, 2018Dear Mr. Rodricks:
On behalf of the members and stakeholders of Continental 1 – the 3-state advocacy group working to complete US 219 – I write in response to your Dec. 14 editorial, “Larry Hogan’s $61.5 million ‘nowhere’ highway project gets underway in western Maryland.” As you might imagine, we see things quite differently.
Read MoreRoute 219 now open from Somerset to Meyersdale
November 23, 2018From The Daily American
The road is finally open. After decades of bumps in the road, officials finally cut the ribbon Wednesday morning to open Route 219 from Somerset to Meyersdale while standing under the old Route 219 underpass.
Read MoreMaryland officials break ground on Route 219 project
October 17, 2018GRANTSVILLE, Md. – State officials broke ground Saturday on a long-awaited project that will realign a portion of U.S. Route 219 in Garrett County. The 1.4-mile section of highway will be built between Interstate 68 and Old Salisbury Road. The $61.5 million project has been a Garrett County transportation priority for decades.
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