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PennDOT Announces Final List of Prizes to be Awarded to Fort Pitt 2000 Contest Winner Today at Noon

    PITTSBURGH, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- PennDOT officials announce the final
list of prizes to be awarded at noon today to the winner of the Fort Pitt 2000
Contest.
    The winner will be chosen from more than 2,500 entrants who signed up to
win a prize package and a tour of the Fort Pitt Bridge work site.
    PennDOT district engineer Ray Hack said the contest would not have been
the so unique without the support of many area businesses.
    "In true Pittsburgher fashion, these businesses rolled out the red carpet
for area motorists who have been working around many road construction
projects," Hack said.  "The generosity of these companies helped to create the
most exciting road construction contest ever seen."
    The official list of prizes the lucky winner will receive today is as
follows:

    -- Official hard hat, vest, and PennDOT Gear

    -- Brown Bag Lunch

    -- Photo Souvenir

    -- Secret Project Information

    -- A weekend for two at the Pittsburgh Hilton

    -- A $50 roll of Burgh Bucks from the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

    -- Two Port Authority of Allegheny County Bus passes

    -- Two tickets to the Pittsburgh Symphony

    -- A year's worth of free beer from Pittsburgh Brewing Company (12 cases)

    -- Two passes to the Pittsburgh Zoo

    -- Passes for the Andy Warhol Museum

    -- Two tickets to an October Penguins game

    -- Complimentary tickets to the Carnegie Science Center

    -- Two lunches courtesy of Primanti Brothers

    -- A pair of Salmon from Robert Wholey and Company

    -- Passes for a sightseeing tour on the Gateway Clipper Fleet

    -- Final tour for two of Three Rivers Stadium from SMG Corporation

    -- A Variety Package of meats from Silver Star Meats in McKees Rocks

    -- Two passes to the Mattress Factory (North Side museum of installation
        art)

    -- Dinner for two at Calabria's Restaurant in Castle Shannon

    -- Coupons for Mancini's Italian Bread

    -- Gift certificate from Giant Eagle

    -- Two Monongahela Incline passes

    -- Two passes for 2001 to Kennywood Park

    -- Snow cones from Gus's Snow Cone Stand on the North Side

    -- Two free haircuts from Vic's Barber Shop in Aspinwall

    Members of the media are invited to attend this once in a career event.

    Who:    PennDOT

    What:   Fort Pitt 2000 Contest winner

    Where:  Point State Park, on the sidewalk in front of the Portal Bridge

    When:   Wednesday, August 23, 12:00 noon


SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - District 11




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