Top 25 Pittsburgh Construction Projects

The Pittsburgh Business Times published a list of the top 25 construction projects in Pittsburgh in their July 11-17, 2008 paper. Here is the list, ranked by project cost. The italics are my commentary:

1.) Majestic Star Casino ($780 million project) - state boondogle led by Don Barden. If state senators Ferlo and Orie get their way, the casino license Barden has will be taken away and bid out to a new company.

2.) Childen's Hospital of Pittsburgh ($625 million project)

3.) North Shore Connector/Tunnel ($435 million project) - federal boondogle that will extend Allegheny County Port Authority's light rail system 1.2 miles from Gateway Subway Station to the North Shore. That calculates to $68,655 per foot of track laid. Let's hope it's worth it!

4.) Pittsburgh Penguins hockey arena ($290 million) - Scheduled to be finished in time for the 2010 season.

5.) Westinghouse Electric Company headquarters ($216 million)

6.) Three PNC Plaza ($210 million) - Includes office space, condos and a hotel. The first Pittsburgh skyscraper to be built since 1987.

7.) Allegheny River Bridge Replacement ($189.8 million)

8.) Meadows Race Track - permanent casino ($175 million)

9.) Providence Point - ($115 million)

10.) Victory Centre at the Meadows ($105 million)

11.) Turnpike reconstruction ( $110.9 million)

12.) Charleroi Locks & Dam expansion ($96.5 million)

13.) UPMC Passavant addition ($90 million)

14.) Bakery Square ($75 million)

15.) Mon/Fayette Expressway ($71.9 million)

16.) Chapel Harbor at the Water ($70 million)

17.) I-79 ramps at Parkway West ($67.5 million)

18.) Mon/Fayette Expressway ($67.3 million) - this is section 51F as opposed to section 51A1...of course.

19.) The Gates Center at CMU ($64 million)

20.) Moorhead Federal Building renovation ($63.6 million)

21.) I-79 reconstruction ($61 million)

22.) Slippery Rock university dorms ($60 million)

23.) "Liberty Hills" senior housing ($56 million)

24.) Baldwin-Whitehall High School addition ($55.4 million)

25.) West End Circle improvements ($52.6 million)