Interstate 70 Lane Restrictions Scheduled to Begin Next Week in Westmoreland County

​Uniontown, PA – PennDOT District 12 would like to inform motorists that single-lane restrictions are scheduled to begin next week in both directions of Interstate 70 in the area of the Yukon interchange in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, weather and operational dependent.

Single-lane restrictions are anticipated to begin at 6:00 AM on Monday, May 22 and occur through 3:00 PM on Thursday, May 25. The restrictions will begin again at 6:00 AM on Wednesday, May 31st and occur through 3:00 PM on Thursday, June 1.

Crews from Trumbull Corporation will be performing slab jacking, slab repairs, and sealing operations. Restrictions will remain in place overnight, as needed, for concrete curing.

Additional daytime single-lane restrictions will occur the week of June 5, as needed, to complete the work.

The work is part of the $92.8 million Interstate 70 Yukon and Madison Interchanges Improvement Project for the reconstruction and widening of Interstate 70, reconstruction of the Yukon and Madison interchanges, replacement of four mainline I-70 structures, replacement of culverts, and maintenance work for a structure on Route 3010.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways 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.

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