Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing the closure of the northbound Route 51 ramp from the Elizabeth
Bridge to northbound Route 837 in West Elizabeth Borough, Allegheny County,
will occur Wednesday night, May 1 weather permitting.
The
ramp that carries traffic from northbound Route 51 on the Elizabeth Bridge to
northbound Route 837 will close to traffic from 10 p.m. Wednesday night to 2
a.m. Thursday morning. Crews from Green Acres Contracting will conduct bridge
washing activities. All ramp traffic
will be detoured.
Posted
Car Detour
Motorists will continue on
northbound Route 51 past the closed ramp
Take the left-hand ramp to
southbound Route 51 toward Elizabeth
From southbound Route 51 take
the left-hand ramp to northbound Route 837 toward Clairton
End detour
Posted
Truck Detour
Trucks will continue on
northbound Route 51 past the closed ramp
Take the ramp to Ridge
Road/Clairton
Turn left onto Ridge Road
Take the ramp to southbound
Route 51
From southbound Route 51 take
the left-hand ramp to northbound Route 837 toward Clairton
End detour
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.
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alerts accessible on the 511PA website.
Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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