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    UPDATE TRAFFIC ALERT: Route 88 Closed in Charleroi, Washington County

    August 29, 2025

    Uniontown, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is advising motorists that northbound Route 88 remains closed to traffic between 8th Street and 9th Street in Charleroi Borough, Washington County, due to a trench collapse.

    DETOUR UPDATED: Traffic will be detoured:

    • Route 2016 (1st Street/Lincoln Avenue Extension)
    • Route 2027 (Twilight Hollow Road)
    • Eastbound I-70
    • North Route 906
    • Across the Charleroi Monessen Bridge
    • Reenter north Route 88

    Please use caution and allow extra time for travel.

    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.  

    Find PennDOT news on X, Facebook, and Instagram. 

    MEDIA CONTACT:  Melissa Maczko, mmaczko@pa.gov or 724-415-3748 

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