Westbound Interstate 70 lane restriction to be implemented.
Work is part of the Diverging Diamond Interchange Project.
Uniontown, PA - Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 12 is announcing that a single-lane restriction is scheduled on westbound Interstate 70 between Exit 49 (Smithton) and Exit 46 (Pittsburgh/Uniontown) in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, beginning Wednesday, June 17 at 8:00 PM.
The westbound I-70 single-lane restriction is expected to remain in place through the end of July. During this time, crews from Golden Triangle will perform expansion and modular dam replacement on the Matthew Smelser Memorial Bridge.
All work is weather and operations dependent.
This work is part of the $120.6 million I-70 at Route 51 Interchange Project, which will reconstruct I-70 at Exit 46 to make the section similar to other reconstructed sections to the east and west. A Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) will replace the current substandard cloverleaf Route 51 interchange.
Drivers are asked to exercise caution driving through the work zone. Safety is everyone’s responsibility.
Drivers 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.
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