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Monroeville Mall Bridge Over Route 2048 William Penn Highway Long-term Closure Begins Tuesday in Monroeville

05/24/2024

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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the long-term closure of the Monroeville Mall Bridge over William Penn Highway/Business 22 in the Municipality of Monroeville, Allegheny County will begin Tuesday, May 28 weather permitting.

Beginning at 6 a.m. on Tuesday the Monroeville Mall Bridge between Business 22 and Don Drive will close to traffic around-the-clock through mid-August. Traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detours

Westbound Business 22

  • Prior to the bridge, traffic on westbound Business 22 will turn left onto Mall Boulevard

  • Turn right Mall Circle

  • Follow Mall Circle to Don Drive

  • End detour

Don Drive to Westbound Business 22

  • From Don Drive, turn left onto Mall Circle

  • Turn left onto Mall Boulevard

  • Turn left onto Business 22 (William Penn Highway)

  • Follow Business 22 back to the bridge

  • End detour

Crews from Golden Triangle Construction will conduct bridge deck replacement work.

Work on this $23.84 million William Penn Highway (Business Route 22) preservation and rehabilitation project began in 2023 in Wilkins Township, Churchill Borough, and the Municipality of Monroeville between Huntingdon Drive and Mosside Boulevard. While crews conduct milling and resurfacing, base repairs, curbing, sidewalk, drainage, guide rail, signing, and pavement markings, motorists can expect single-lane closures. Additionally, a full closure of the ramp to Monroeville Mall and detour is anticipated for rehabilitation work. Overall work will conclude in the fall of 2024.

Please use caution in the area.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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 X alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

​Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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