Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing a $6.23 million improvement project on Route 65 (Mercer
Avenue/Mercer Road) is underway in North Sewickley and Daugherty townships and
New Brighton Borough, Beaver County.
Single-lane
alternating traffic will on Route 65 between Route 18 (5th Avenue) in New Brighton Borough and Route 588 (Concord Church
Road/Bennetts Run Road) daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through April of 2025.
Work on this $6.23
million Route 65 project will include milling and resurfacing, base repairs,
guide rail updates, drainage improvements, structure replacement over Bennetts
Run, sign and pavement markings, ADA ramps, signal updates, and other miscellaneous
construction between Route 18 (Third Avenue) in New Brighton Borough and Route
588 (Bennetts Run Road) in North Sewickley Township. Work began in March with
short term single lane closures along Route 65. Next year motorists can expect
a full closure and detour between Foster Road/Bologne Valley Road and Oakland
Drive as crews replace the structure over Bennetts Run. Overall work will
conclude in the spring of 2025.
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.
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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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