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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing single-lane restrictions on the Elizabeth Bridge (Route 51) in Elizabeth, Jefferson Hills, and West Elizabeth boroughs, Allegheny County, will occur Monday through Wednesday, July 20-22 weather permitting.

Single-lane restrictions will occur on the Elizabeth Bridge in each direction beginning at 9 a.m. Monday morning continuously through 3 p.m. Wednesday as crews conduct bridge deck sealing application work and begin staging equipment for the next phase of work. Traffic will be maintained while the work occurs.

Swank Construction Company LLC is the prime contractor.

To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for traffic advisories and construction updates for the Route 51 Elizabeth Bridge and other bridge work in Elizabeth Township. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – Elizabeth Bridge” in the subject line. 

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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