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    Route 4070 Wildwood Road Bridge Long-term Closure Begins Wednesday in Hampton Township

    February 24, 2023

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    Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the long-term closure of the bridge that carries Wildwood Road (Route 4070) over Willow Run and the Allegheny Valley Railroad in Hampton Township, Allegheny County, will begin Wednesday morning, March 1 weather permitting.

    Beginning at approximately 7 a.m. on Wednesday, the Wildwood Road Bridge located between Wildwood Sample Road and Venture Drive will close to traffic around-the-clock through early November. All traffic will be detoured.

    Posted Car Detours

    West of the Bridge

    • From Wildwood Road, turn right onto Hardt Road

    • Turn right onto Route 910 (Gibsonia Road)

    • Turn right onto Route 8 (William Flinn Highway)

    • Follow Route 8 back to Wildwood Road

    • End detour

    East of the Bridge

    • Same detour in the opposite direction

    Posted Truck Detours

    West of the Bridge

    • From Route 4070 (Ingomar Road/West Ingomar Road), take Route 19 (Perry Highway) northbound

    • Take the North Chapel Road ramp to Route 910

    • Turn left onto Route 910 (Wexford Road)

    • Route 910 (Wexford Road) becomes Route 910 (Gibsonia Road)

    • Turn right onto Route 8 (William Flinn Highway)

    • Follow Route 8 back to Wildwood Road

    • End detour

    East of the Bridge

    • Same detour in the opposite direction

    Operations on the structure include a full deck replacement, construction of new hammer head piers, replacement of the adjacent concrete box with steel girders, and approach paving work.  Additionally, a full 247-day closure of the bridge is anticipated, requiring traffic on Wildwood Road to be detoured. The project is expected to conclude in mid-December 2023.

    The Mekis Construction Corporation is the prime contractor on this $5.92 million project.

    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.

    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.

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