Pittsburgh City Council
$750,000 approved to redesign Beaver Avenue for the Esplanade project.
Written by Amy Whipple
City work around the Esplanade site may get a shot of money.
Council voted during the June 3 committee meeting to go forward with a $750,000 increase for the study and preliminary design phases of the Beaver Avenue Esplanade project. The additional money will bring the total cost of the work to $1 million, all of which is reimbursable with federal funds.
The Esplanade is a $740 million mixed-use 15-acre development project that is slated for land in Manchester that was formerly industrial. Plans include high-end dining and retail as well as mixed-income housing.
The project also aims to reconnect the Manchester and Chateau neighborhoods that are currently divided by Route 65. The highway, built in the 1960s, gutted the commercial core along Beaver Avenue. The new money will reconfigure the road into a two-way street with the possibility of widening it as well.
The site preparation and design for the Esplanade is scheduled to be completed this year with the first phase of construction due to begin. Under the current timeline, phase one of the project is scheduled to open to the public in 2028 with phase two opening in 2029.
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