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    Route 2073 Allegheny River Boulevard/Allegheny Avenue at College Avenue Railroad Crossing Repair Begins Wednesday in Oakmont

    June 30, 2026

    Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing at-grade crossing repair work on Route 2073 (Allegheny River Boulevard/Allegheny Avenue) in Oakmont Borough, Allegheny County will begin tomorrow, Wednesday, July 1 weather permitting.

    Beginning at 6:00 AM Wednesday, the College Avenue crossing between Allegheny River Boulevard and Allegheny Avenue will close to traffic around-the-clock through 6:00 PM Thursday, July 2 to allow crews from Allegheny Valley Railroad to conduct at-grade crossing repair work. Traffic will be detoured.

    Posted Detours

    South of the closure

    • From Allegheny River Boulevard turn onto Plum Street
    • Plum Street becomes Hunter Road
    • Turn left onto Hamil Road
    • Turn right onto Indiana Road
    • Turn left onto Hulton Road
    • Continue to the intersection with Hulton Road/Coxcomb Hill Road
    • Turn left onto Hulton Road
    • Continue to the intersection with Allegheny Avenue
    • End detour

    North of the closure

    • Same detour in the opposite direction

    Truck Detour

    • From Allegheny River Boulevard turn onto Sandy Creek Road (Route 130)
    • Turn left onto Verona Road, bear right to continue onto Saltsburg Road
    • Turn left onto Leechburg Road)
    • Turn left onto Milltown Road, bear left onto Hulton Road
    • Continue to the intersection with Hulton Road/Coxcomb Hill Road
    • Turn left to continue on Hulton Road
    • Continue to the intersection with Allegheny Avenue
    • End detour

    PennDOT is not involved in this work and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For additional information contact Joe Whiting, CR Construction Company, at 216-538-7219.

    Please use caution if traveling on this roadway. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

    Travelers can check conditions on major roads 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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    MEDIA CONTACT: Nicole Haney, nhaney@pa.gov or 412-429-5011

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