PennDOT’s Westmoreland County Maintenance Update

Week of December 2, 2024

Uniontown, PA – Westmoreland County Maintenance Manager Dave Forkey has announced the following tentative work plan for the week of December 2. All maintenance activities depend on weather and operations.

Motorists can anticipate detours, flaggers, moving operations, and/or single-lane restrictions. Please drive cautiously through all work areas and be alert for signed work zones requiring headlights. Safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Brush cutting:

  • Route 982 in Donegal Township
  • Various routes in Donegal Township

Cleaning inlets:

  • Various routes in Donegal Township

Cutting tail ditches:

  • Various routes in Donegal Township

Flushing pipes:

  • Various routes in Donegal Township

Patching:

  • Route 136 (West Newton Road) in Rostraver Township
  • Route 51 in Rostraver Township
  • Various routes countywide

Pipe installation:

  • Route 4048 (Melwood Road) in Allegheny Township

Shoulder stabilization:

  • Route 130 in Cook and Unity townships
  • Interstate 70 in Rostraver and South Huntington townships
  • Route 3035 (Mendon Road) in South Huntingdon Township

Sweeping:

  • Various routes countywide

Crews will pick litter, replace downed and update signs, and address work orders on various state routes countywide.

PennDOT has a toll-free number—1-800-FIX-ROAD (1-800-349-7623)—for residents to report road maintenance concerns and the locations of dead deer on state highways.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, 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 following regional X alerts

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District12

Information about infrastructure in District 12, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D12Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov

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MEDIA CONTACT:  Laina Aquiline, laquiline@pa.gov or 724-415-374

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