Indiana, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 10 is alerting motorists to a closure on Route 85 in Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong County.
August 1 through 6, Route 85 will be closed between Water Street and Line Street for the replacement of a pipe under Route 85. Work will be performed during daylight hours.
To detour, motorists travelling Route 85 west will detour on Route 210 to Route 422 to Kittanning. Route 85 travelling east will detour at Route 28/66 and follow Route 422 to Route 210. Route 85 will be closed at Water Street east of Rural Valley and at Line Street west of Rural Valley.
Derry Construction Co., Inc., of Latrobe is completing this $8.1 million project which also includes multiple paving projects and pipe replacements, and it is all anticipated to be complete in early November.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tina Gibbs at 724-357-2829 or chgibbs@pa.gov.