​Uniontown, PA – PennDOT District 12 would like to inform motorists of the closure on Route 231 between Templeton Run Road and Elm Road in East Finley Township, Washington County. Work will begin on Tuesday, June 20 and will continue until late August, weather and operational dependent.

The closure will be in place to allow crews to demolish and replace the existing bridge on Route 231 with a precast box culvert bridge and perform roadway widening, guiderail replacement, and paving.

A posted detour will be in place utilizing Route 3029 (Burnsville Ridge Road), Route 3035 (Rocky Run Road), and Route 231.

PennDOT Department Force Bridge Crews will be performing the work. 
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 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.

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Information about infrastructure in District 12, including completed work and significant projects, is available at District 12 Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at PennDOT Projects.

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Contacts: Melissa Maczko, 724-439-7135 or mmaczko@pa.gov

                 Toni Hartley, 724-425-3018 or tohartley@pa.gov 

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