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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing gas line work on Wilkins Avenue (Route 2018) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will begin Monday, August 9 weather permitting.

Single-lane alternating traffic controlled by flaggers will occur on Wilkins Avenue between South Negley Avenue and Woodland Road daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through early September. Crews from Peoples Natural Gas will conduct gas mainline installation work.

PennDOT is not involved in this work and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For further information contact Jessie Gorby at 412-258-4443.

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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