Tarentum Borough v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

The construction, by the Highway Department of the Commonwealth, of a High Level Toll Bridge across the Allegheny River connecting New Kensington on the south with the Borough of Tarentum, gave rise to the present proceeding. To some extent the approaches to the bridge from intersecting streets have aggravated Tarentum’s existing traffic problems. Seventh Avenue running eastwardly to its intersection with Ross Street, the north terminus of the bridge, is a part of State Route 28; a much traveled through highway serving the Allegheny River Valley north of Pittsburgh.…