The Smart Growth Partnership (SGP) has initiated a planning process with local planners and community stakeholders.  The result will be a vision and plan for the 40-mile stretch of the historic “Lincoln Highway” that connects the historic small cities and growing suburbs east of Pittsburgh to the scenic Laurel Highlands.  When complete, the US Route 30 Master Plan will become a strategic blueprint for Westmoreland County’s economic growth corridor.  It will utilize sound land use and transportation planning approaches.  It will lead to cost-conscious investment priorities, intelligent strategies for congestion management, multi-municipal development regulations and design guidelines.

With the assistance of then-Pennsylvania State Senator Bob Regola, the SGP was awarded a $200,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to begin the project. 

The project kicked-off with the Route 30 Summit on January 27, 2006 with Secretary of Transportation, Allen Biehler, as keynote speaker.

For all the latest information about the project, please visit www.route30plan.com