PennDOT’s Fayette County Maintenance Update

Week of August 11, 2025

Uniontown, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Fayette County Maintenance Manager Jason L. Spangler has announced the following tentative work plan for the week of August 11. 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.

Bridge work:

  • Route 2003 (Wharton Furnace Road) in Wharton Township
  • Posted Detour:
  • Route 40 (National Pike)
  • Route 381 (Elliottsville Road)

Base repair:

  • Route 3009 (Walnut Hill Road) in Nicholson and Georges townships
  • Route 3010 (Smithfield Masontown Road) in Nicholson and Georges townships
  • Route 3025 (Smithfield Highhouse Road) in Georges Township

Boom mowing:

  • Route 4007 (Rowes Run Road) in Jefferson Township

Brushing:

  • Various routes in Fayette County

Inlet cleaning:

  • Various routes in Fayette County

Shoulder cutting:

  • Route 1002 (Banning Road) in Lower Tyrone Township
  • Route 1004 (Cottom Road) in Lower Tyrone Township
  • Route 1041 (Chaintown Road) in Lower Tyrone Township

Side dozing:

  • Route 4003 (Albany Road) in Jefferson Township

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, available free of charge 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to over 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:  Melissa Maczko, mmaczko@pa.gov or 724-415-3748

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