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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the reopening of the New Kensington Bridge which carries Route 1038 over the Allegheny River in East Deer Township in Allegheny County and the City of New Kensington in Westmoreland County.

Crews closed the New Kensington Bridge to vehicular traffic on Monday, July 24 to allow crews to conduct dam and bearing replacement, latex overlay, paving operations, and other miscellaneous construction activities.  Additionally, 10th Street has reopened to traffic.

Steel repairs and painting operations will continue on the bridge with intermittent weekday lane restrictions throughout the remainder of 2023.  A winter hiatus is anticipated on this project.  

This $24.59 million New Kensington / C.L. Schmitt Bridge preservation projects began in March 2023. The bridge, which spans both East Deer Township, Allegheny County and the City of New Kensington, Westmoreland County will undergo a latex overlay, several structural steel repairs, concrete substructure repairs, full painting of the existing superstructure, expansion dam replacement, installation of new light poles and luminaries, and minor approach roadway work. As work occurs this year, motorists can expect a lane width reduction along with flagging operations within the work zone. The overall completion date is expected to be in the fall of 2024.

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.

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.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.penndot.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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Contact: Steve Cowan, stcowan@pa.gov

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