​Uniontown, PA – PennDOT District 12 would like to inform motorists that single-lane restrictions are scheduled to occur on westbound Interstate 70 between Exit 57 (New Stanton) and Exit 51 (Mount Pleasant / West Newton) in South Huntingdon, Sewickley, and Hempfield Townships, Westmoreland County. The restrictions will be in place Thursday, July 6 from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, weather and operational dependent.

Crews from Trumbull Corporation will be performing sawing and sealing operations on roadway concrete patches.

The work is part of the $92.8 million Interstate 70 Yukon and Madison Interchanges Improvement Project for the reconstruction and widening of Interstate 70, reconstruction of the Yukon and Madison interchanges, replacement of four mainline I-70 structures, replacement of culverts, and maintenance work for a structure on Route 3010.

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.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties at PennDOT District 12.

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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