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    Route 2039 Washington Road Slide Repair Starts Tuesday in North Versailles

    May 04, 2026

    Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing the closure of Washington Road (Route 2039) in North Versailles Township, Allegheny County will begin Tuesday, May 5 weather permitting.

    Slide remediation work will begin at 7:00 AM Tuesday morning requiring an around-the-clock roadway closure of a portion of Washington Road between Elm Street and Route 148 (Fifth Avenue) through Mid-May. Through traffic will be detoured via Broadway Street Extension and Congress Street.

    PennDOT crews will conduct slide remediation work and drainage improvements.

    Please use caution if traveling through the area.  

    Drivers 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 1,200 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.

    Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.pa.gov/DOTdistrict11.

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