PennDOT's Washington County Maintenance Update -- Week of September 9, 2024

Uniontown, PA – Washington County Maintenance Manager Susan Howard has announced the following tentative work plan for the week of September 9. All maintenance activities depend on weather and operations.

Motorists 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.

Base repair:

  • Route 19 (Amity Ridge Road) in Amwell and South Strabane townships
  • Route 221 (Dunns Station Road) in Morris Township
  • Route 917 (Cokeburg Road) in Somerset Township and Ellsworth Borough 

Bridge replacement:

  • Route 3009 (Sunset Beach Road) in Buffalo Township

​Road closed. Posted detour:

    • Route 3009 (Sunset Beach Road)
    • Route 40 (Main Street)
    • Route 221 (South Bridge Road)
    • Route 3009 (Cracraft Road) 

Litter/debris removal:

  • Interstate 70 in Somerset and South Strabane townships
  • Interstate 79 in Amwell and South Strabane townships 

Mowing:

  • Interstate 70 Ramp 8014 (Jefferson Avenue) in the City of Washington
  • Route 136 (East Beau Street) Park and Ride in South Strabane Township
  • Route 221 (South Bridge Road) in Buffalo Township
  • Route 519 Ramp 9501 in North Strabane Township
  • Route 837 Ramp 8025 in Donora Borough 

Pipe flushing:

  • Route 18 (Prosperity Pike) in Morris, North Franklin, and South Franklin townships 

Seal coating:

  • Route 231 (East Finley Drive) in Blaine, Donegal, East Finley, and Independence townships and Claysville Borough
  • Route 3001 (Lake Road) in Donegal and Independence townships
  • Route 3003 (Dry Ridge Road) in Donegal Township
  • Route 3004 (Dutch Fork Church Road) in Donegal Township
  • Route 3006 (Newman Road) in Buffalo Township
  • Route 3009 (Cracraft Road) in Buffalo and East Finley townships
  • Route 3012 (Spur Road) in Buffalo Township
  • Route 4024 (Clays Taylor Ridge Road) in Blaine and Buffalo townships
  • Route 4059 (Post Road) in Blaine Township

 Shoulder cutting:

  • Route 40 (Old National Pike) in Amwell, North Bethlehem, South Strabane, and West Pike townships and the City of Washington
  • Route 136 (Beau Street) in East Washington, North Strabane, South Strabane, and Somerset townships
  • Route 519 (Chartiers Creek Road) in North Strabane and Somerset townships
  • Route 1055 (Thomas Eighty Four/Brownlee Road) in Somerset Township 

Shoulder paving:

  • Route 3008 (Jolly School Road) in South Franklin Township 

Side dozing:

  • Route 1030 (Donora Industrial Park Road) in Donora Borough
  • Route 2041 (Maiden Street) in Beallsville, Bentleyville, and Ellsworth boroughs 

Slide repair:

  • Route 4012 (Center Street) in Smith Township 

Litter crews will be picking litter. Signs will be updated, downed signs will be replaced, and work orders will be addressed on various state routes countywide.

PennDOT has a toll-free number – 1-800-FIX-ROAD (1-800-349-7623) – for residents to report road maintenance concerns and locations of dead deer on state highways. 

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.

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MEDIA CONTACT:  Laina Aquiline, laquiline@pa.gov or 724-415-3748

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