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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing rehabilitation work on the Nike Site Road (Route 3039) bridge over Robinson Run and the Panhandle Trail in Collier Township, Allegheny County, will begin Monday, April 26 weather permitting.

Bridge rehabilitation work begins at approximately 8 a.m. Monday on the Nike Site Road Bridge located between Noblestown Road and Gregg Station Road.  The bridge will close to traffic continuously through early September. Traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detour

North of the Bridge

• From Nike Site Road, turn left onto Noblestown Road

• Turn left onto Route 978 (Union Avenue)

• Turn left onto Thoms Run & Oakdale Road

• Follow Thom Run and Oakdale Road back to Nike Site Road

• End detour

South of the Bridge

Work on this $3.25 million project includes deck and bearing replacement, structural steel repairs, full painting of the existing superstructure, pier reconstruction and deteriorated concrete repair. A. Merante Contracting is the prime contractor.

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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