Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing maintenance operations on Allegheny River Boulevard (Route 130) in the Municipality of Penn Hills and the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18 weather permitting.
Beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Allegheny River Boulevard will close to traffic between Washington Boulevard (Route 8) and Sandy Creek Road (Route 130) around-the-clock through 6 p.m. Sunday to allow crews to conduct fog sealing, pavement marking installation, and other maintenance activities. Traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detour
East of the Closure
- From Allegheny River Boulevard, take Route 130 (Sandy Creek Road) southbound
- Turn right onto Verona Road
- Continue straight onto Robinson Boulevard
- Continue onto Monitor Street
- Slight right onto Park Avenue
- Park Avenue becomes East Swissvale Avenue
- Turn right onto Penn Avenue (Route 8)
- Turn right onto Fifth Avenue
- Fifth Avenue becomes Washington Boulevard
- Follow Washington Boulevard back to Allegheny River Boulevard
- End detour
West of the Closure
- Same detour in the opposite direction
Each year, PennDOT’s maintenance crews perform numerous operations designed to maintain the integrity of the road surface and preserve its life. Seal coating, or more commonly referred to as “tar and chips”, is essential in preserving the life of a road surface because it prevents moisture from entering the pavement through surface cracks and oxidized asphalt surfaces.
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 X alerts.
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