PennDOT’s Washington County Maintenance Update

Week of September 21, 2026

Uniontown, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Washington County Maintenance Manager Brian Malik has announced the following tentative work plan for the week of September 21. All maintenance activities are dependent on weather and operations.

Drivers 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.

Boom mowing:

  • Various routes in Washington County 

Bridge replacement:

  • Route 3009 (Old Scales Road) and Route 3014 (Van Neal Drive) in South Franklin Township
    • Road closed between State Route 18 and Route 221
      • Detour:
        • Route 3014 (Van Neal Drive)
        • Route 221
        • Route 3008 (Jolly School Road)
        • Route 18

Ditch/drain cleaning:

  • Various routes in Washington County

Mowing:

  • Route 22 Ramp 8046 in Hanover Township
  • Interstate 70 Ramp 8014 (Jefferson Avenue) in the City of Washington
  • Route 221 (S Bridge Road) in Buffalo Township
  • Route 837 Ramp 8025 in Donora Borough

Patching:

  • Various routes in Washington County

Rock lining:

  • Route 3008 (Jolly School Road) in South Franklin Township
  • Route 3016 (Sawhill Run Road) in East Finley Township   

Seal coating:

  • Route 2010 (Vanceville Road) in Bentleyville Borough
  • Route 2017 (Vanceville Road) in Somerset Township
  • Route 2019 (Almond Road) in Somerset Township
  • Route 2030 (California Drive) in West Pike Run Township and Bentleyville and California boroughs
  • Route 2038 (Coal Center Road) in West Pike Run Township

Shoulder cutting:

  • Various routes in Washington County

Slide repair:

  • Route 331 (Brush Run Road) in Hopewell Township
    • Road Closed between Oak Ridge Road and Route 231
      • Detour
        • Route 4061 (Oak Ridge Road)
        • Buffalo Creek Road
        • Route 231

Sweeping:

  • Various routes in Washington County

Crews will pick litter, replace downed signs, update existing signs, and address work orders on various state routes throughout the county. 

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.

Travelers can check conditions on major roads 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 1,200 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts

Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties at www.pa.gov/DOTdistrict 12

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

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