Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing the long-term closure of Route 68 (Adams Street, Virginia Avenue) in Rochester Borough and Rochester Township, Beaver County will begin Monday, April 6 weather permitting.
Beginning at approximately 7:00 AM, Route 68 will close between the Rochester Roundabout at Adams Street and Jefferson Street at Virginia Avenue around-the-clock through mid-November. Crews will conduct full-depth roadway reconstruction, drainage upgrades, concrete curb removal and replacement, shoulder improvements, line painting, signal and intersection updates, and other miscellaneous construction activities. Traffic will be detoured.
Posted Car Detour
East of the Closure
- From the Rochester Roundabout, take the North 18/To North 65 exiting point onto Brighton Avenue
- Turn right onto Jefferson Street
- Follow Jefferson Street to Route 68 (Virginia Avenue)
- End detour
West of the Closure
- From Route 68 (Virginia Avenue), turn right onto Jefferson Street
- Turn left onto Brighton Avenue
- Enter the Rochester Roundabout
- End detour
Posted Truck Detour
East of the Closure
- From the Rochester Roundabout, take the Brighton Avenue exiting point toward North 18/To North 65
- From Brighton Avenue, bear left onto West Madison Street
- Turn right onto Delaware Avenue (Route 18)
- Merge onto northbound Route 65/18
- Turn right onto 13th Street
- 13th Street becomes Sunflower Road
- Sunflower Road becomes Marion Hill Road
- Follow Marion Hill Road to Route 68 (Sunflower Road)
- End detour
West of the Closure
- From Route 68 (Sunflower Road), turn onto Marion Hill Road
- Marion Hill Road becomes 13th Street
- Turn left onto southbound Route 65/18 (3rd Avenue)
- Take the left-hand ramp to South 18
- Merge onto Pleasant Street
- Turn left onto Rhode Island Avenue
- Follow Rhode Island Avenue to the Rochester Roundabout
- End detour
Local traffic will have access to homes and businesses during construction.
The Route 68 Virginia Avenue/Adams Street project began in May of 2025 for a cost of $7.04 million. The project is anticipated to conclude by late fall of 2026 and will include roadway reconstruction, drainage improvements, guide rail and signing updates, traffic signal upgrades, pavement markings and delineation, and other miscellaneous construction from the roundabout in Rochester Borough continuing approximately 1.3 miles to the intersection of Route 68 (Virginia Avenue) and Sunflower Road in Rochester Township. During construction, Route 68 (Adams Street/Virginia Avenue) will be closed and detoured with access to businesses and homes maintained. For the entirety of the project, separate car and truck detours will be posted for all project detours.
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.
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