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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that improvement work will continue on the ramp from eastbound (inbound) Route 65 to northbound (outbound) I-279 (Parkway North) over Scotland Avenue in City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, on Monday, July 7, 2008.

Contractor crews will be continuing bridge joint and expansion dam repairs on the ramp. Crews were unable to complete the work in June due to inclement weather. Various lane closures and restrictions will occur on the ramp daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday, July 11, 2008. The ramp will remain open to traffic.

The prime contractor performing the repairs is Mascaro Contracting of Pittsburgh under a $3.5 million contract to conduct repairs on numerous bridges in Allegheny County.

PennDOT advises motorists to use caution, slow down, and expect changing traffic patterns when traveling through the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that lane closures and other restrictions will begin on Monday, July 7, 2008, on Route 50 (Washington Pike) at the intersection of Route 3052 (Greentree Road) and the newly constructed Walgreens in the Borough of Heidelberg, Allegheny County.

Traffic will be reduced to a single lane in each direction on Route 50 daily between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through early August to allow contractor crews to modify median islands, install new traffic signals, and improve storm water sewer systems as part of the new development. Frank J. Zottola Construction is performing the work under a contract with the developer. PennDOT is releasing this information as a public service only because the work is occurring on a state route.

PennDOT advises motorists to use caution, slow down, and expect changing traffic patterns when traveling through the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Media and other inquiries should contact 412-321-3212 or 724-816-2743 for more information.   

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists the off-ramp from northbound Route 51 to Bridge Street in the Borough of Bridgewater, Beaver County, will be closed beginning on Monday, July 7, 2008.

The ramp will be closed beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday for approximately one week through July 14 for concrete patching and repair. Signs will be posted to guide motorists during the closure. The posted detour will be:

·        Continue northbound on Route 51

·        Turn right onto Leopard Lane

·        Take Leopard lane to Market Street (Route 4042)

·        Make right onto Market Street and follow to Bridge Street

The ramp repairs are included in a $3.2 million project to improve the Route 51 (Constitution Boulevard) Bridgewater Interchange in the Boroughs of Beaver and Bridgewater, Beaver County. The project includes concrete patching and overlay on Route 51, a new ramp from Bridge Street to northbound Route 51, traffic signal upgrades, drainage repairs, guiderail, bridge deck repairs, and other improvements from the south end of the Beaver-Rochester Bridge to approximately 800 feet north of Bridge Street.  Traffic on Route 51 is currently reduced to a single lane around-the-clock in each direction through the interchange area. 

The prime contractor for the project is the John Gulisek Construction Company of Mt. Pleasant, PA. The project will be completed this fall. 

PennDOT advises motorists to use caution, slow down, and expect changing traffic patterns when traveling through the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Pittsburgh, PA – Pittsburgh, PA– PennDOT District 11 is pleased to announce construction activities to replace a small bridge on Route 2010 (Lovedale Road) in Lincoln Borough, Allegheny County, will begin on Monday, July 7, 2008.

The bridge is located on Lovedale Road between Jacktown Road Extension and Route 2023 (Harrison Hollow Road). To allow the necessary work to be completed, Route 2010 (Lovedale Road) will be closed to thru-traffic beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, July 7, 2008. Route 2010 (Lovedale Road) will remain closed for approximately six weeks through mid-August 2008. About 8,800 vehicles use this area of Route 2010 (Lovedale Road).  

Note: This project was originally scheduled to occur in May, but was postponed to minimize impacts on school buses.

The suggested detour is shown below:

Eastbound:

·        Take right off Route 2010 (Lovedale Road) onto Route 2008 (Mill Hill Road)

·        Left onto Scenery Drive/Route 48

·        Return to Route 2010 (Lovedale Road)

Westbound:

• South on Scenery Drive/Route 48
• Right onto Route 2008 (Mill Hill Road)
• Return to Route 2010 (Lovedale Road)

The closure is necessary as contractor crews remove and replace the bridge with a large pipe. The contractor performing the $70,000 project is Thornbury, Inc of Sunbury PA.

Motorists are advised to use caution and allow extra time when traveling through the area.

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists work to install median cable guide rail on Route 28 (Allegheny Valley Expressway) between the Creighton (Exit 13) and Tarentum (Exit 14) interchanges in East Deer and Fawn townships and the borough of Tarentum, Allegheny County, will continue on Monday, July 7, 2008.

To allow the necessary work to occur, left lane closures will occur daily in both directions on Route 28 through Thursday, July 10, 2008. Traffic will not be restricted during peak periods northbound and southbound. Any necessary restrictions and lane closures will occur according to the following schedule:

Northbound (outbound):

·        6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Southbound (inbound):

·        11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The lane closures are necessary as crews install a high tension cable barrier system and guide rail in the median on Route 28 as a safety improvement to prevent crossover crashes.

The prime contractor for the $225,000 project is Green Acres Contracting Co. Inc. of Scottdale, PA. PennDOT advises motorists to slow down and use caution when traveling through the area.  Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.