Uniontown, PA – PennDOT District 12 would like to inform motorists that a portion of Route 981 is scheduled to close at the intersection of Route 981 and Route 2007 (Hecla Road / State Street) in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, beginning Monday, July 24 through Saturday, July 29, weather and operational dependent.
Posted detours will be in place.
Motorists traveling on Route 981 will utilize Route 2001 (Kecksburg Road), Route 982, Route 31, Route 819, and Route 981.
Motorists traveling on Route 2007 (Hecla Road) will utilize Route 2007 (Hecla Road), Route 2010 (Armbrust Road), Route 819, and Route 981.
Motorists will have access to Route 2007 (State Street) from the south as far as the Hecla Volunteer Fire Department State Street Station.
Crews from Walsh Construction Company will be constructing the new roundabout tying Route 981 and Route 2007 (Hecla Road / State Street) together.
This work is part of the $55.2 million Laurel Valley Transportation Improvement Project to upgrade the Route 981 corridor from the intersection with Route 819 in Mount Pleasant Township to the intersection with Route 30 in Unity Township and is broken into three separate projects. The southernmost section will involve reconstruction of Route 981 from the intersection with Route 819 north to a point just south of the town of Calumet. The project is expected to be completed in September 2024.
For more information on this project, visit our Laurel Valley Transportation Improvement Project website by visiting laurelvalleyproject.com.
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Contact: Laina Aquiline, 724-415-3748 or laquiline@pa.gov
Toni Hartley, 724-425-3018 or tohartley@pa.gov
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