Route 8 Washington Boulevard Lane Restriction Begins Monday in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing a lane restriction on Route 8 (Washington Boulevard) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will begin Monday, February 20 weather permitting.

Beginning Monday, a single-lane restriction will occur in the southbound direction of Washington Boulevard daily from 9 a.m. 3 a.m. through the Wednesday, December 29.

Crews from PWSA will conduct utility work on the City of Pittsburgh's property and will need the lane for staging trucks and equipment.

PennDOT is not involved in this work and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For additional information contact Bryan Pon at 914-960-5108.

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: Yasmeen Manyisha, ymanyisha@pa.gov              

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