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Groundbreaking for Montour Junction Athletic Complex Set for 2013
Work on the project is poised to begin after a final land acquisition in Coraopolis.
With the final parcel of land purchased for the 78-acre Montour Junction athletic complex, work is ready to begin on the long-planned county project.
Construction on the first athletic field will begin later this year, the Post-Gazette reports.
The Allegheny County Redevelopment Authority this month purchased a 1.6 acre tract of Coraopolis land from Trinity Commercial Development for $25,000, according to the report.
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That purchase marks the final land acquisition needed for the long-planned project. The site will connect the trail head of the Montour Trail to the rest of the Montour Junction property.
No specific construction date was immediately available.
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The sports center is designed to straddle Coraopolis, Robinson and Moon, bordered by Route 51 and the Coraopolis Bridge.
The site of the complex, a former brownfield, was owned by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad before it was acquired by the Pittsburgh-based Sports Legacy Foundation.
The project could cost an estimated $10 to $15 million to complete, according to reports.
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