​Uniontown, PA – PennDOT District 12 is announcing a schedule change for the emergency repair work on the bridge carrying Route 51 over I-70 in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County weather permitting.  

A full overnight closure of westbound I-70 will occur between the Uniontown (Exit 46A) and Pittsburgh (Exit 46B) interchanges from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. Wednesday, March 9 and Thursday, March 10 as crews work to repair the damaged bridge beam. Traffic will be detoured.

The full weekend closure has been reduced to an overnight closure of westbound I-70 anticipated to occur Friday, March 11 from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m.  Due to forecasted weather, this overnight closure may be postponed. Additional details will be provided Friday, March 11. 

Posted detour

From westbound I-70

• Take Pittsburgh/northbound 51 exit (Exit 46B)

• Follow northbound 51 to Route 201

• Take ramp to Route 201 (Rostraver Road) exit

• Turn right onto Route 201 (Rostraver Road)

• Continue to follow Route 201 (Rostraver Road)

• Turn left on the ramp to southbound Route 51

• Take the ramp to Washington PA/westbound I-70

• End detour

Additionally, daytime and overnight single-lane restrictions will occur in each direction on I-70 as needed between the Uniontown (Exit 46A) and Pittsburgh (Exit 46B) interchanges Monday through Saturday.

Please Note: The overnight closures will require detours and restrictions from several local side roads traveling to and from Route 51. Left-turns and U-turns will be restricted along Route 51 between Harper Drive and Route 201 (Rostraver Road). Northbound Route 51 will be reduced to a single-lane through the interchange. Route 51 southbound will be reduced to a single-lane north of the Route 201 (Rostraver Road) interchange to accommodate the traffic entering southbound Route 51.

For additional details related to these impacts and detour information, please visit the I-70 Projects website.

The project is necessary to repair a beam on the bridge carrying Route 51 over I-70 that was damaged by an over-height vehicle. The work and associated restrictions will be weather dependent. The majority of the project is anticipated to conclude in late March.

The prime contractor is the Amelie Construction.

To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an I-70 Projects website to alert the public of upcoming restrictions. Motorists can also subscribe to PennDOT District 12 news and traffic alerts by visiting www.PennDOT.pa.gov/District12.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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 twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

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

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