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    Route 2051 Center Street Closure Tuesday in East Pittsburgh

    May 23, 2025

    Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of Route 2051 (Center Street) in East Pittsburgh Borough, Allegheny County will occur on Tuesday, May 27 weather permitting.  

    Center Street will be closed to traffic from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday between Grandview Avenue and Main Street to allow crews to conduct roadway reconstruction work.  Traffic will be detoured.

    Posted Detour

    East of the Closure

    ·       Take Route 30 westbound

    ·       Turn left onto Yost Boulevard

    ·       Turn left onto Wolfe Avenue

    ·       Wolfe Avenue becomes Pallas Street

    ·       Turn right onto Brinton Avenue

    ·       Brinton Avenue becomes Main Street

    ·       Follow Main Street back to Center Street

    ·       End detour

    West of the Closure

    ·       Follow Main Street northbound

    ·       Main Street becomes Brinton Avenue

    ·       Turn left onto Pallas Street

    ·       Bear right onto Wolfe Avenue

    ·       Turn right onto Yost Boulevard

    ·       Turn right onto Route 30

    ·       Follow Route 30 back to Center Street

    ·       End detour

    Flaggers will assist PRT buses through the work zone.

    The project along Route 2051 (Center Street/Main Street/Brinton Avenue) between Route 30 in East Pittsburgh Borough and Bowers Street in North Braddock Borough will include removing the brick roadway portions and reconstructing/resurfacing with asphalt, repairing concrete curbs, ADA curb ramp updates, and other miscellaneous construction. Motorists will encounter periodic parking and lane restrictions with flaggers, as well as short and long-term closures of sections requiring a detour. The overall project is anticipated to be completed late December 2025.

    Please use caution if traveling on this roadway. Work zone 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 regional X alerts.

    Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.   

    Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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    MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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