Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing at-grade crossing repair work on Hulton Road (Route 2082) in Oakmont Borough, Allegheny County will begin Thursday, August 6 weather permitting.
Beginning at 8:00 PM Thursday, the Hulton Road crossing between Allegheny River Boulevard and Allegheny Avenue will close to traffic around-the-clock through 6:00 AM Tuesday, August 11 to allow crews from Allegheny Valley Railroad to conduct at-grade crossing repair work. Traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detours
West of the closure
- From Hulton Road turn right onto Allegheny Avenue
- Turn left onto College Avenue
- Turn right onto Allegheny River Boulevard
- Turn left 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 River Boulevard
- End detour
East of the closure
- Same detour in the opposite direction
Truck Detour
West of the closure
- From Hulton Road turn right onto Allegheny Avenue
- Turn left onto College Avenue
- Turn right onto Allegheny River Boulevard
- Turn left 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 River Boulevard
- End detour
East of the closure
- Same detour in the opposite direction
Additionally, throughout the duration of this closure, Pittsburgh Regional Transit will convert the P16H Penn Hills Flyer via Harmar to P16L Penn Hills Flyer via Leechburg to/from Unity-Trestle Road with service ending at Leechburg Road at Milltown Road. Service to/from Harmar Oakmont, and Hulton Road (including Hulton Arbors) will be unavailable on Friday, August 7 and Monday, August 10. Service will also be unavailable at the beginning of Tuesday, August 11 until the reopening slated for 6:00 AM.
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.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Nicole Haney, nhaney@pa.gov or 412-429-5011
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