​Uniontown, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 12 is announcing that the span of Route 2051 (Mount Pleasant Road) between the Route 981/ Route 2051 to Route 981 / Route 2021 (Mount Pleasant Road/Kecksburg Road) is scheduled to close on Monday, March 25 in Norvelt, Westmoreland County.

A posted detour will be in place using Route 2021 (Kecksburg Road) and Route 981 (Mount Pleasant Road) and is expected to be in place until late May depending on weather and operations. A map is attached for closure and detour reference.

Crews from Walsh Construction Company will be constructing the new roundabout tying Route 981, Route 2007 (Hecla Road), and Route 2021 (Mount Pleasant Road / Kecksburg Road) 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 complete 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, laquiline@pa.gov or 724.415.3748

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