​Uniontown, PA – PennDOT District 12 is announcing the construction restart of the Route 18 (Jefferson Avenue) Project with intermittent single-lane restrictions beginning on Monday, March 14 weather permitting.

Single-lane restrictions utilizing flaggers on Route 18 (Jefferson Avenue) between Oakland Avenue and Route 844/Henderson Avenue are anticipated to occur between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. weekdays through late April. 

The single-lane restrictions are necessary for crews to perform drainage work prior to full depth reconstruction of Route 18.

Motorists should drive with caution in work zones.

Crews from Plum Contracting LLC will be conducting the work.

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.  

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/511PAPittsburgh and like the department on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/pittsburghpenndot/ and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot/.  

MEDIA CONTACT: Melissa Maczko, 724.439.7340 or mmaczko@pa.gov