Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing the closure of Millers Run Road (Route 978) structure over Dolphin
Run in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County will occur Monday, October 16
weather permitting.
The Millers Run Road
Bridge located between Mohawk Road and Battle Ridge Road will close to all
traffic from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday to allow crews to replace deck timbers
on the temporary structure. All traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detour
West of the Bridge
Follow Millers Run Road (Route
978) westbound to Route 50
Turn left onto Route 50
Turn left onto Millers Run Road
(Route 3026)
Follow Millers Run Road back to
Route 978
End Detour
East of the Bridge
An inspection of the
Millers Run Road Bridge in late December of 2022 found advanced deterioration
of the structure and required an immediate closure. A temporary bridge
controlled by temporary signals was opened in February. A project to
permanently replace the bridge is currently being designed.
Motorists can check
conditions on more than 40,000 roadway 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.
Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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