Uniontown, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 12 is announcing that a portion of Route 331 (Brush Run Road) is scheduled to close beginning next week between Route 231 (Breezy Heights Ridge Road) and Hickory Nut Road in Independence Township, Washington County.

PennDOT Washington County Department Force Bridge Crew will be demolishing the existing bridge over Brush Run and replacing it with a precast concrete box culvert and wingwalls. The $600,000 infrastructure improvement project will also include approach roadway widening, repaving, and guiderail replacement.

The closure is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 11 and continue through mid-November depending on weather and operations.

A posted detour will be in place utilizing Route 331 (Brush Run Road), Route 231 (Breezy Heights Ridge Road) and Route 844 (Jefferson Avenue).

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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Contact:  Laina Aquiline, laquiline@pa.gov or 724.415.3748

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