Uniontown, PA—Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 12 is announcing a daytime single-lane restriction on westbound Interstate 70, scheduled to begin tomorrow morning, Wednesday, November 13, in Speers and Twilight boroughs and Fallowfield Township, Washington County.

The restriction will run from the Speers/Belle Vernon Bridge to Exit 35 (Route 481, Monongahela/Centerville) from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM daily and is anticipated to last through the end of the year. It will change direction to eastbound around mid-December.

Crews from Armstrong Drilling will drill geotechnical test borings for the I-70 Belle Vernon Bridge to Bentleyville project, which is currently in design.

There will be no restrictions during the holidays, and all work will depend on weather and operations.

Remain alert and follow the posted signs and speed limits. Safety is everyone's responsibility.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, 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 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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