Uniontown, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 12 is announcing corrected southbound and northbound heading west detours for the Route 218 (Morgan Street) closure scheduled to begin Tuesday morning, August 20, between Route 19/21 (East High Street) and East First Street in Waynesburg Borough, Greene County.

Crews from Gulisek Construction will be working around the clock to reconstruct and repave Route 218 (Morgan Street) at Route 19 (Greene Street) to East Lincoln Street. The closure is anticipated until Friday, August 30, and all work depends on weather and operations.

Updated detours which will be posted for Morgan Street:

• Southbound
• Follow High Street to Richhill Street.
• LEFT onto Richhill Street.
• LEFT onto First Street.
• RIGHT onto Morgan Street.
• Northbound heading WEST
• LEFT onto First Street.
• RIGHT onto Morris Street.
• LEFT onto High Street.
• Northbound heading EAST
• LEFT onto First Street
• RIGHT onto Morris Street.
• LEFT onto High Street.
• LEFT onto Richhill Street.
• LEFT onto Greene Street.
• Proceed eastward on Route 19/21 (Greene Street).
  

Motorists are asked to use caution and allow extra travel time. Safety is everyone's responsibility.

This work is part of the $11.8M Waynesburg Betterment Project to ensure a safe and efficient route for all modes of transportation through Waynesburg's downtown business district. Construction consists of new foundation and conduit installation for the new traffic signals, roadway reconstruction and repaving, and existing ADA ramp replacement. Completion is anticipated in October.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/district12. 

Information about infrastructure in District 12, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D12Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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MEDIA CONTACT:  Laina Aquiline, laquiline@pa.gov or 724-415-3748

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