The Pittsburgh area's aging infrastructure is being replaced on an ongoing basis and this week, part of McCandless Township is getting an upgrade that is expected to be disruptive to traffic.

Some of the area's infrastructure is over a century old and when replacement time comes, it can be very disruptive.

That's the case for a gas main project starting today that is an example of a much larger endeavor.

The intersection of McKnight Road and Cumberland Road on the north side of McCandless Crossing moves thousands of cars per day and is the latest crosshairs point for Peoples Gas.

"We're going to be replacing about 700 feet of a line that dates back to 1947 so it's, it's done good service," said Peoples Gas spokesperson Nick Paradise. "It's time, though, to to replace it with with more

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