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Route 201 Bridge Over Interstate 70 to Close in Westmoreland County - Multiple Detours and Traffic Impacts Can Be Expected

03/20/2023

Uniontown, PA – PennDOT District 12 would like to inform motorists the Route 201 Bridge over Interstate 70 located in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, will close in both directions with posted detours in place beginning Monday, April 3 through early May, weather and operational dependent.

Intermittent single-lane restrictions and rolling stoppages began Thursday, March 2 and are anticipated to continue through early June, weather and operational dependent.

  • Overnight single-lane restrictions will occur, as needed, in both directions on Interstate 70 between 8:00 PM and 6:00 AM. 

  • Overnight rolling stoppages lasting up to 30 minutes will occur, as needed, in both directions on Interstate 70 between 12:00 AM and 4:00 AM.

 To accommodate traffic during the Route 201 bridge closure it is necessary to close the westbound Interstate 70 off-ramp at Exit 44 (Arnold City). In addition, traffic will be reduced to a single lane with northbound traffic only across the Route 3011 Bridge (Indian Hill Road).

The bridge closure, rolling stoppages, and single-lane restrictions are necessary to allow crews to raise and repair the Route 201 Bridge over Interstate 70. Temporary traffic signals will be in place to aid in the flow of traffic along posted detour routes.

Posted Detours:

Southbound Route 201 detour (north side of the bridge closure):

  • From southbound Route 201, make a right onto the westbound Interstate 70 on-ramp to travel westbound on Interstate 70

  • Take Exit 41 (Belle Vernon/Monessen) 

  • Turn left onto southbound Route 906 under the bridge

  • Turn left onto the eastbound Interstate 70 on-ramp to travel eastbound on Interstate 70

  • Take Exit 43 (Donora/Fayette City) to reach the south side of the closed Route 201 bridge

Northbound Route 201 detour (south side of the bridge closure):

  • From northbound Route 201, make a right onto the eastbound Interstate 70 on-ramp to travel eastbound on Interstate 70

  • Take Exit 44 (Arnold City)

  • Turn left onto northbound Route 3011 (Indian Hill Road)

  • Turn left onto the westbound Interstate 70 on-ramp to travel westbound on Interstate 70

  • Take Exit 43B (Donora) to reach the north side of the closed Route 201 bridge
 Westbound Interstate 70 Exit 44 (Arnold City) off-ramp detour:

  • Motorists will continue traveling westbound on Interstate 70

  • Take Exit 41 (Belle Vernon/Monessen) 

  • Turn left onto southbound Route 906 under the bridge

  • Turn left onto the eastbound Interstate 70 on-ramp to travel eastbound on Interstate 70

  • Take Exit 44 (Arnold City) 

Southbound Indian Hill Road detour:

  • From Indian Hill Road, make a right onto the westbound Interstate 70 on-ramp to begin traveling westbound on Interstate 70

  • Take Exit 41 (Belle Vernon/Monessen) 

  • Turn left onto southbound Route 906 under the bridge

  • Turn left onto the eastbound Interstate 70 on-ramp to travel eastbound on Interstate 70. 

  • Motorists with a destination south of the Route 3011 Bridge (Indian Hill Road) will take Exit 44 (Arnold City).

 Crews from Golden Triangle Construction Company, Inc. will be performing the work.

This work is part of a $7.1 million project involving the replacement of the structure carrying Route 3007 (Fayette Street) over Interstate 70 with upgrades to drainage, signing, pavement marking, and guiderail. The existing structure carrying Route 201 (Rostraver Road) over Interstate 70 will be raised approximately eight inches to provide adequate vertical clearance over Interstate 70, including replacing the bridge approach slabs, reconstructing the roadway, replacing the concrete curb, and updating the pavement marking. The project is anticipated to be complete in June 2023. 

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.

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Contacts: Toni Hartley, 724-425-3018 or tohartley@pa.gov

            Melissa Maczko, 724-439-7135 or mmaczko@pa.gov 

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