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    Drilling Operations Begin this Week in Allegheny, Beaver Counties

    August 14, 2023

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    Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing drilling operations on various roadways in Allegheny and Beaver counties will begin today, Monday, August 14 weather permitting.

    Lane restrictions will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day through Friday, August 18 for drilling operations in the following locations: 

    • Route 551 (Wallace Run Road) between Route 18 in the City of Beaver Falls and Wallace Drive in Darlington Borough, Beaver County

    • Route 168 (Market Street) between Ohioville Road and Second Street in Darlington Borough, Beaver County

    • Route 380 (Bigelow Boulevard) between Chatham Street and the Bloomfield Bridge in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County

    • Sample Road (Route 4026) between Peebles Road in McCandless Township and Mt. Royal Boulevard in Hampton Township, Allegheny County

    Crews from Armstrong Drilling will conduct drilling work.

    Please use caution if traveling in the area.

    Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles 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 1,000 traffic cameras.

    511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

    Contact: Steve Cowan, stcowan@pa.gov

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