Route 8 Penn Avenue Utility Repair Work Begins Monday in Allegheny County

Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing gas line repair work on Penn Avenue (Route 8) in the City of Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg Borough, Allegheny County will begin Monday, September 14 weather permitting.

Lane restrictions controlled by flaggers will occur on Penn Avenue between East End Avenue and Trenton Avenue from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM each day through mid-December. Crews from the M. O’Herron Company conduct gas line repair work for Peoples Natural Gas. 

PennDOT is not involved in this work and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For additional information contact Jessie Gorby at 412-258-4443.

Please allow extra time and use caution when traveling through the work zone.

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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