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

Work requiring overnight closures has been completed ahead of schedule and no longer anticipated.  No work will be performed tonight Friday, March 11 or over the weekend due to the anticipated winter weather arriving this weekend.

Beginning Monday, March 14 through Friday, March 18 between the hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. motorists can expect the following traffic restrictions as needed:

• Single-lane restrictions in each direction on I-70 between the Uniontown (Exit 46A) and Pittsburgh (Exit 46B).

• Single lane restrictions and intermittent traffic stoppages of 15 minutes or less on southbound Route 51 between the Washington and New Stanton off-ramps.

• Ramp closure of the westbound I-70 off-ramp to southbound Route 51. Traffic will be detoured.

Posted detour:

Ramp from westbound I-70 to southbound Route 51

• Continue on westbound I-70

• Take the Arnold City exit (Exit 44)

• Make a left onto Indian Hill Road

• Turn left onto the ramp for eastbound I-70

• Follow eastbound I-70 to the southbound Route 51/Uniontown exit (Exit 46A)

• End detour

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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