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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing milling and paving on Route 8 in Hampton and Richland townships, Allegheny County, will begin Monday, August 10 weather permitting.

Milling and paving operations and base repair work will occur from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. weeknights through mid-September on Route 8 between Wildwood Road and Route 910.  During base repair work, motorists will be crossed over Route 8 with a single-lane of bi-directional traffic on one side of the highway.  During the milling and paving operations, a single-lane restriction will occur in each direction of Route 8.  No crossovers will occur during the milling and paving operations.

Derry Construction Company, Inc. is the prime contractor on this $4.26 million betterment job.

Work on this project is in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the jobsite, and relevant training.

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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