Port of Pittsburgh Commission

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Not to be confused with Port Authority of Allegheny County.
 It has been suggested that this article be merged with Port of Pittsburgh. (Discuss) Proposed since May 2013.
Port of Pittsburgh Commission
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Agency overview
Formed 1992
Agency executive James McCarville[1], Executive Director
Parent Agency Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Website
http://www.port.pittsburgh.pa.us

The Port of Pittsburgh Commission is a government agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that manages the port of Pittsburgh, which is the second-largest inland port in the United States.[2]

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M-70 [edit]

The Commission has responsibility for Ohio River shipping within Pennsylvania, and the navigable portions of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River. The federal Maritime Administration designated the Ohio River as part of a new federal marine highway, called M-70, with the name taken from I-70, a major highway used by trucks in the region.[3]

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References [edit]

  1. ^ Fontaine, Tom (2010-10-11). "Local waterway designated as federal marine highway". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2011-01-23. "No money went to the Pittsburgh region or the M-70 corridor, though Port of Pittsburgh Commission Executive Director James McCarville said the region applied for $35 million to bring wireless broadband technology to vessels that use the river." 
  2. ^ "The Port District and the Inland Waterway System". The Port of Pittsburgh Commission. 
  3. ^ Fontaine, Tom (2010-10-11). "Local waterway designated as federal marine highway". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2011-01-23. "The Ohio River from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Ill., is part of the new M-70 marine highway corridor. It includes the Mississippi River, from Cairo to just north of St. Louis; and the Missouri River, from the St. Louis area to Kansas City." 
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