Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of a portion of Blythedale Road (Route 2017) in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, will begin Monday, March 6 weather permitting.
Slide repair, drainage work, waterline replacement and roadway paving requiring the closure of a portion of Blythedale Road between Fallen Timber Road and Shaler Street will begin at 7 a.m. Monday. Through traffic will be prohibited around-the-clock as crews conduct the slide remediation work through early June. Traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detours
North of the Closure
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From Blythedale Road, turn right onto Fallen Timber Road
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Turn left onto Nicholas Hill Road (Route 2079)
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Turn left onto Douglas Run Road (Route 2017)
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Turn left onto Blythedale Road
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End detour
East of the Closure
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Same detour in the opposite direction
Crews from Plum Contracting Inc. will conduct the work.
Please use caution when traveling in this area.
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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.
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Contact: Nicole Haney, nhaney@pa.gov
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