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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing emergency slide repair work on Verona Road (Route 2058) in the Municipality of Penn Hills, Allegheny County, will begin Monday morning, May 10 weather permitting.

Slide remediation work on Verona Road will begin at 7 a.m. Monday morning. A portion of Verona Road will close to through traffic around-the-clock between Lincoln Road and Mt. Carmel Road through Sunday, June 9. Motorists will be detoured via Verona Road, Route 130 and Route 380 (Frankstown Road).

Additional work on this $2.95 million project includes roadway reconstruction, drainage improvements, guide rail upgrades, pavement marking installation and other miscellaneous construction activities.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway 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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