Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing realignment work requiring long-term detours on Freedom Crider Road
in New Sewickley Township, Beaver County will begin Monday, May 15 weather
permitting.
Beginning
at 8 a.m. on Monday, Freedom Crider Road (Route 2004) will close to through
traffic between Route 989 and Park Quarry Road continuously through mid-August.
Only local traffic will be permitted on the closed section of Freedom Crider
Road. All other traffic will be detoured.
Posted
Detour
West
of the Closure
From Freedom Crider Road, take
Crows Run Road westbound
Turn left onto southbound Route
65
Turn left onto 11th Street
11th Street becomes 7th Avenue
7th Avenue becomes 13th Street
13th Street becomes Conway Wallrose
Road
Turn left onto Route 989
Follow Route 989 back to
Freedom Crider Road
End detour
East
of the Closure
Work
in this phase includes the realignment of Freedom Crider Road, excavation, box
culvert installation, and the reconstruction of the Freedom Crider Road/Wolf
Run Road intersection.
The
work is part of the final phase of the Freedom Road Upgrade project which began
in November 2021 and will cover several construction seasons, ending in the
fall of 2024. The $21.75 million project located between Park Quarry Road and
Route 989 includes realignment of the roadway, culvert replacements, roadway
reconstruction and widening, new shoulders, guide rail updates, drainage
improvements, additional turn-lanes, a roundabout installation, and utility
relocations. Motorists will see detours, single-lane restrictions, lane
narrowing, and alternating traffic during different stages of construction.
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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to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties
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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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MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, Press Officer,
412-429-5010
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