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    PennDOT’s Westmoreland County Maintenance Update

    Week of April 13, 2026

    April 10, 2026

    Uniontown, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Westmoreland County Maintenance Manager Dave Forkey has announced the following tentative work plan for the week of April 13. All maintenance activities are conducted depending 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.

    Brushing:

    • Route 30 (Lincoln Highway) in Hempfield Township
    • Various Routes in Upper Burrell, Lower Burrell, and Washington townships

    Patching:

    • Various Routes in Salem Township and Murrysville

    Pipe cleaning:

    • Route 31 (Mt. Pleasant Road) in South Huntingdon Township
    • Route 2001 (Bridgeport Road) in Mt. Pleasant Township
    • Route 2012 (Armburst Road) in Hempfield Township
    • Route 3089 (Buttermore Avenue) in East Huntingdon and Hempfield townships

    Shoulder stabilization:

    • Route 981 (Alverton-Mt.Plesant Road) in East Huntingdon Township

    Shoulder cutting:

    • Route 2043 (Linn Run/Darlington Road) in Ligonier Township

    Side Dozing:

    • Route 381 (Indian Creek Road) in Donegal Township

    Ditching:

    • Route 2001 (Bridgeport Road) in Mt. Pleasant Township
    • Route 819 (Mt. Pleasant-Scottdale Road) in East Huntingdon Township
    • Route 3011 (Iron City Hill Road) in Rostraver Township
    • Route 2035 (Solomon Temple Road) in Ligonier Township
    • Route 31 in Mt Pleasant Township

    Inlet repair:

    • Route 22 in Salem Township

    Bridge cleaning:

    • Various Routes in New Alexandria, Latrobe, Derry, and Unity townships

    Crews will pick litter, replace downed signs, and update existing signs, as well as 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.

    Drivers 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 1,200 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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