Mar 3, 2015 By David Singer 2 min read

Barring any unlikely safety issues cropping up, a BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse could soon be next to Bonefish Grill at South Hills Village Mall.

The Upper St. Clair Township board of commissioners held a public hearing on the amended tentative approval plan from South Hills Village Associates, LP to address concerns with parking, signage and pedestrian crosswalks.

The 7,500-square-foot restaurant, despite its branded name, won’t brew beer on the premises. It would be the second restaurant from the franchise chain to open in Pennsylvania. The hearing was continued to April 16 for staff to provide testimony.

In other business, the board heard from Gary Degnan, of Patridge Run Road, who said his daughter was in a multi-vehicle accident on Route 19 the evening of Dec. 5.

“It was dark, rainy and she tried to turn left into the Sunoco gas station. Luckily, not too many injured, badly anyway. A broken arm. But, I think it’s a dangerous situation not to have signage, or a turning lane, or something that says no left turns,” he said.

Manager Matt Serakowski advised Degnan that Route 19 is a state road under jurisdiction of PennDOT, but he would provide traffic accident data to help with his inquiry.

“I know you don’t want to hear this as a parent, but getting stuff done like this with PennDOT isn’t always easy,” said board president Robert Orchowski, “so feel free to come back if you feel you’re not making progress.”