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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing lane restrictions on Penn Avenue (Route 380) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will begin today, Monday, August 12 weather permitting.

Emergency ductbank work will begin at 8 a.m. Monday on Penn Avenue between East Liberty Boulevard and Shady Avenue.  To allow the work to occur, the westbound lanes of Penn Avenue will close to traffic. A single-lane lane of bi-directional traffic will be maintained in the eastbound lanes.  The restriction will be place around-the-clock through early October.

Crews from the Joseph B. Fay Company will conduct the work for Duquesne Light.

PennDOT is not involved in this work and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For further information contact Jim Runatz at 412-393-6411.

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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