Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing bridge inspection work on various structures in Allegheny County
will begin Monday, August 8 weather permitting.
Bridge
inspection work will occur weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through late August
on the following bridges:
Overhead Union Railroad bridge
on Route 837 in Clairton between Mulberry Avenue and Mendelssohn Street.
Single-lane alternating traffic will occur.
Railroad Viaduct inspection on
the Tri-Boro Expressway in Turtle Creek between Electric Avenue and Ramp B
Road. Single-lane restrictions in the southbound right lane.
McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge over
the Monongahela River in the cities of McKeesport and Duquesne. A traffic
shift will occur on the bridge.
The northbound Route 837 ramp
to the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge in the City of Duquesne. Shoulder
restrictions will occur on northbound Route 837 under the bridge.
Crews
from HDR and the Sofis Rigging Company will conduct the work.
Motorists
should be prepared for changing traffic patterns. Please use caution when
driving through the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.
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.
MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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