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Pike2Bike looking for board members

Live in Bedford or Fulton County, PA? - the Old Pennsylvania Pike Authority is looking for board members.


It appears that the Old Pennsylvania Pike is the new name for the Pike2Bike Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike Project.


http://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2018/01/applicants-sought-for-abandoned-turnpike-authority/

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