Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing a portion of Route 18 in the City of New Castle, Lawrence County,
will close to traffic from Tuesday, June 20 through Friday, June 23 weather
permitting.
A portion of Route 18
between Mt. Jackson Road (Route 108) and Blanchard Street will close to traffic
from 7 a.m. Tuesday continuously through 4 p.m. Friday to allow crews from
Gregori Construction to conduct emergency repairs of Norfolk Southern railroad
track and crossing. Route 18 traffic
will be detoured.
Detours
South of the closure
From northbound Route 18, turn
left onto Mt. Jackson Road (Route 108)
Turn right onto westbound Route
317 (Edinburg Road)
Bear right onto northbound
Route 551
Turn right onto Route 224 (West
State Street)
Follow Route 224 back to Route
18 (South Jefferson Street) in the City of New Castle
End detour
North of the closure
Follow Route 18 to Route 224
(West Falls Street)
Take Route 224 westbound
Turn left onto southbound Route
551 (Jackson Street)
Turn left onto eastbound Route
317
Turn left onto Mt. Jackson Road
(Route 108)
Follow Mt. Jackson Road back to
Route 18
End detour
PennDOT is not involved in this work and is
providing this information as a public service announcement only. For
additional information contact John Tolentino at 724-712-9291.
Motorists can check
conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter
conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting 511PA.
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.
Information about
infrastructure in District 11 including completed work and
significant projects, is available at PennDOT
District 11 Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction
projects at PennDOT
Projects.
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Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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