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    Route 51 West Carson Street Fiber Optic Cable Installation Starts Monday Night in Pittsburgh

    Ramps under the West End Circle to close

    August 08, 2025

    Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing overnight fiber optic cable installation on Route 51 (West Carson Street) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will begin Monday night, August 11 weather permitting.  

    The northbound and southbound Route 51 ramps that carry traffic under the West End Circle will close weeknights from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. through early September to allow the cable installation work to occur. Ramp traffic will be detoured.

    Posted Detours

    Northbound Route 51

    ·       Continue past the closed ramp on northbound Route 51 into the West End Circle

    ·       Continue past the West End Bridge

    ·       Head straight onto northbound Route 51 toward McKees Rocks

    ·       End detour

    Southbound Route 51

    ·       Continue past the closed ramp on southbound Route 51 into the West End Circle

    ·       Turn right onto Steuben Street

    ·       Turn left onto Short Street toward North 19/60 and East 376 Crafton/Downtown

    ·       Turn left onto South Main Street toward North 279/19 and East 376 West End Bridge/Downtown

    ·       Turn right onto southbound Route 51 toward South 837/East 376 Downtown/South Side

    ·       End detour

    Crews from Vytal Group will conduct the work.

    PennDOT is not involved in this work and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For additional information contact Steven Bradley at 850-480-9275.

    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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