(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Center Township, PA) According to a release from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, Deluzio made an announcement Wednesday about the plans of upgrading and replacing a 1.3-mile part of Route 68 in Rochester Borough. Deluzio also achieved federal funding for this endeavor worth $500,000. PennDOT is expecting to have highway reconstruction efforts through Adams Street and Virginia Avenue beginning this spring. The project that is totaled at around $7.5 million will be completed in the fall of 2026.