Uniontown, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 12 is announcing that Route 259 (Coal Pit Road) between Austraw Road and McCurdy Trail is scheduled to close Monday, April 15 at 7:00 AM, in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County. 

The closure is anticipated through late May depending on weather and operations. 

A posted detour will be in place as follows:

Northbound

• Route 30 (Lincoln Highway) to
• Route 711 (North Market Street) to
• Route 1017 (Wilpen Road) to
• Route 1019 (Marietta Road). 

Southbound

• Route 30 (Lincoln Highway) to
• Route 711 (North Market Street/Ligonier Street) to
• Route 1013 (Knupp Road).

District 12 maintenance department force will be replacing a cross pipe over a tributary of Coal Pit Run.

Remain alert and follow the posted signs and speed limits. Safety is everyone's responsibility.

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 local alerts on X. 

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

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

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

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