Columbus-based Contractor Defaults on Pennsylvania Project
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has declared a contractor in default on a $47-million highway project outside Pittsburgh. Work stopped in January on the section of road, which leads to Route 60 and Pittsburgh International Airport. The section is the southern end of a toll road that extends across the Allegheny–Washington county line.
On Jan. 18 the Turnpike Commission sent a letter to Smith & Johnson Construction Co., Columbus, Ohio, offering the company a chance to fix contract matters that included falling behind schedule and not paying its subcontractors on the 2.4-mile road section. The company had completed about 65%, when it stopped work in January, says Joe Agnello, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.