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Dave and Buster's part of continued development along McKnight Road

ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — An area once considered a failure is rebounding in the North Hills.

The Block at Northway off of McKnight Road is continuing to grow as a retail destination.

The Ross Township Board of Commissioners recently approved a liquor license for Dave and Buster’s, which is expected to move-in over the next few months.

"It was pretty dead. There wasn't much here," Paula Traymar said of the former Northway Mall. Now? "It's great seeing all of the cars and shoppers and it came back to life. Renovation really brought people back."

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"When we first looked at it we didn't think this would be a good option for us," said Joe Bilhimer, owner of Wahlburger's. "But what they designed is actually what they built and it's been fantastic."

The new stores are accompanied by a community hospital Allegheny Health Network hopes to open in 2019 and entertainment venues like Dave & Buster's.

But with that development comes traffic, especially with months of construction on the Parkway North, causing McKnight Road to become jammed with traffic as the main alternative.

"To make sure we get the development that we want and that we need in the township. It's been great to see that those efforts have borne fruit," said Steve Korbel, Ross Township commissioner.