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Uniontown, PA – PennDOT District 12 would like to inform motorists of the emergency closure of Route 2017 (Maple Summit Road) located in Stewart Township, Fayette County. The closure will be located between Route 381 and Schroyer Road. The closure will begin on Wednesday, May 5 and will remain closed for two to three weeks.

The closure will be in place to allow crews to make repairs to a collapsed 48” culvert pipe. A marked detour will be in place using Route 2017 (Maple Summit Rd/Steyer Rd/Clay Run Rd), Route 653 and Route 381.

Work on this project will be 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 major roadways 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 1000 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.

Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPittsburgh

Media contact: Jay Ofsanik, 724-439-7135

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