Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the Wildwood Road Bridge which carries Wildwood Road (Route 4070) over Willow Run and the Allegheny Valley Railroad in Hampton Township, Allegheny County, has reopened to traffic.
The Wildwood Road Bridge, which has been closed to traffic since March 1, has reopened to unrestricted traffic. 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.
The overall project is expected to conclude in mid-December. Only minor punch list items remain that should not impact traffic.
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.
Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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