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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing bridge washing activities on the Shippingport Bridge (Route 168) in Shippingport and Industry boroughs, Beaver County, will begin Wednesday, June 26 weather permitting.

Single-lane alternating traffic will occur on the Shippingport Bridge which carries Route 168 over the Ohio River, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Tuesday, July 2. Crews from Green Acres Contracting will conduct the washing operation.

Motorists should be prepared for changing traffic patterns. Please use caution when driving through the area.  Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles 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 accessible on the 511PA website.

Contact: Steve Cowan, stcowan@pa.gov

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