Uniontown, PA – PennDOT
District 12 would like to inform motorists that the nighttime closures of Route
981 located in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County is extended through Friday,
June 10. The nighttime closures will
occur between the PA Turnpike Bridge and Hecla Road from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m.
beginning Monday, June 6 and continuing through Friday, June 10, weather
permitting.
A posted detour
will be in place:
Fiedors Grove Road
traffic will use Viking Drive and State Street.
Route 981 traffic
will use Route 819, Route 982, and Kecksburg Road.
The closures will be in place to allow crews to haul excavated
material by oversized vehicles on the roadway as part of the Laurel Valley
Transportaion Improvement Project.
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 1000 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.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts
in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties at www.PennDOT.pa.gov/District12.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Melissa Maczko, 724-439-7340 or mmaczko@pa.gov
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