​Uniontown, PA – PennDOT District 12 would like to inform motorists of a change in schedule for the weekend road closures on West Wylie Avenue (Route 4022) located in the City of Washington, Washington County. The closures will be located between Jefferson Avenue (Route 18) and Chartiers Street.

The first weekend closure scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Friday, July 29 through 6 a.m. Monday, August 1 has been rescheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, August 26 to 6 a.m. Monday, August 29. The weekend closure scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, August 5 through 6 a.m. Monday, August 8 will occur as scheduled.

The Nightly road closures scheduled for 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday, July 25 through Friday, July 29 and Monday, August 1, 2022, through Friday, August 5 will occur as scheduled.

A posted detour will be in place for the closure of West Wylie Avenue (Route 4022). Traffic on Jefferson Avenue (Route 18) will be controlled by flaggers.  Motorists should drive with caution in work zones. 

Posted Detour:

Westbound: From Jefferson Avenue to West Wylie Avenue use East Wylie Avenue to I-70 westbound on ramp, follow I-70 westbound to Exit 16, turn right onto Sheffield Street, turn right onto Jessop Place and follow to West Wylie Avenue.

Eastbound: From West Wylie Avenue to Jefferson Avenue. Turn left onto Jessop Place, turn left onto Sheffield Street, turn left onto I-70 eastbound on ramp, follow I-70 eastbound to Exit 17 off ramp, turn right onto Jefferson Avenue.

Crews will be performing work to relocate a waterline, install drainage, perform signal work on the West Wylie Avenue and Jefferson Avenue intersection, and perform full depth reconstruction of West Wylie Avenue and a portion of Jefferson Avenue.

Plum Contracting, Inc. is the prime contractor for this project.

Information concerning the improvement work on Route 18 can be found on the Route 18 Improvements Project webpage.

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 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. 

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MEDIA CONTACT: Melissa Maczko, 724.439.7340 or mmaczko@pa.gov  

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