Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing lane restrictions on Route 51 (Clairton Boulevard) in West Mifflin,
Baldwin, Pleasant Hills, and Jefferson Hills borough, Allegheny County will
begin Thursday, October 31 weather permitting.
Single-lane and
shoulder restrictions will occur as needed on Route 51 in both directions
between Coal Valley Road and Lebanon Church Road daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
through late November. Crews from Lindy
Paving will conduct survey and construction layout work.
This $19.85 million
roadway project on Clairton Boulevard includes milling and resurfacing,
concrete replacement, bridge preservation work on three structures (two
structures over Lewis Run and one structure over Lebanon Church Road), drainage
work, guide rail improvements, ADA curb ramp updates, PRT bus stop
improvements, signing and pavement marking installation, and other
miscellaneous construction activities. Also included is an adaptive traffic
signal project that will provide upgrades to 24 intersections, including full
signal replacement at nine intersections, from Peters Creek Road in Jefferson
Hills Borough to Stewart Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh. Up to one-mile-long
single-lane restrictions will occur in each direction limiting left-turn movements
except for at signalized intersections. Detours for the left-turn movements
will be posted. Major improvement work is not expected to begin until 2025. The
project is anticipated to conclude in late 2026.
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 Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.
Information about infrastructure in
District 11, including completed work and significant
projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active
construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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