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    PennDOT’s Westmoreland County Maintenance Update

    Week of April 27, 2026

    April 23, 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 27. 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/sweeping:

    • Route 30 (Lincoln Highway) in Hempfield Township

    Base repair:

    • Route 136 (Main Street) in West Newton Borough
    • Route 51 in Rostraver Township

    Ditching:

    • Route 2035 (Solomon Temple Road) in Ligonier Township
    • Route 711 in Ligonier and Cook townships

    Bridge cleaning/flushing:

    • Route 30 (Lincoln Highway) in Hempfield Township
    • Various locations in East Huntingdon, South Huntingdon, Hempfield, Mt. Pleasant and Sewickley townships

    Side dozing:

    • Route 381 in Donegal Township
    • Route 711 in Donegal Township

    Shoulder cutting:

    • Route 981 in Derry and Bell townships
    • Route 819 in Salem Townships

    Crack sealing:

    • Route 31 in Mt. Pleasant and Cook townships

    Pipe repair:

    • Route 3083 (Homestead Avenue) in East Huntingdon Township

    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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